Treatment burden experienced by patients with obstructive sleep apnoea using continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the treatment burden experienced by patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) who use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy.

Participants

18 patients (33.3% males, mean age 59.7±11.8 years) with OSA who use CPAP therapy were interviewed.

Methods

Patients treated with CPAP for OSA at a tertiary hospital outpatient clinic in Sydney, Australia, were invited to participate in an interview in person or via phone. Semi-structured interviews were used to explore the treatment burden associated with using CPAP. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analysed using NVivo 12 qualitative analysis software.

Results

Four categories of OSA-specific treatment burden were identified: healthcare tasks, consequences of hea

SUBMITTER: Chou MSH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8183990 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature