Telephone follow-up as a substitute for standard out-clinic follow-up in CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Sleep Breath
; 28(4): 1651-1659, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study assessed the feasibility of telephone follow-up consultations (TC) using an online data sharing and editing function (Airview™), as alternative to standard out-clinic follow-up consultations (SC) on adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. Furthermore, we investigated compliance to follow-up consultations and examined potential influencing factors, including baseline AHI (apnea-hypopnea-index), age, and distance from home to the hospital on consultation compliance.METHODS:
Two hundred OSA patients, with AHI ≥ 5 were randomly assigned (11) to receive TC or SC with follow-up after one month and 12 month of CPAP initiation. Adherence goal was defined as achieving ≥ 4 h of CPAP use daily in 70% of the days in a 365-days period.RESULTS:
The proportion of participants achieving CPAP adherence was non-significantly lower in the TC group compared to the SC group (TC 30% versus SC 36%, adjusted OR 0.84, p = 0.59). Of participants who completed the study, the TC group had a significant average of 107 min less use of CPAP compared to the SC group (p = 0.048). However, a higher proportion of participants was compliant to consultations in the TC group. The only influencing factor found was increasing baseline AHI, which might be a predictor for compliance to consultations and adherence to CPAP therapy.CONCLUSION:
TC might serve as substitute for SC in some part of the OSA population. If TC becomes a part of CPAP therapy management, it is important to consider patient characteristics and treatment-related issues to prevent decline in adherence.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cooperación del Paciente
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Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño
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Presión de las Vías Aéreas Positiva Contínua
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sleep Breath
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
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