Influencing factors of treatment compliance to automatic continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the factors influencing patient compliance to automatic continuous positive airway pressure (auto-CPAP) treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Methods Retrospective analysis was done on 102 patients diagnosed as OSAHS by polysomnography (PSG), who were treated for sleep snoring symptoms between Oct. 2016 and Dec. 2017. All patients received auto-CPAP treatment. The age, gender, body mass index (BMI), Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) score, nasal obstruction symptom evaluation (NOSE) score and Mallampati score were recorded and analyzed. The patients were divided into compliance group and non-compliance group by the Kribbs standard, and χ2 test and two sample t test were used to analyze the differences of the above indicators between the two groups. Logistic regression model was used to evaluate the risk factors of treatment compliance of OSAHS by auto-CPAP. Results The 102 patients, aged (42.2±10.0) years (ranging from 31 to 83 years), included 89 males and 13 females. Sixty-five (63.7%) patients had good compliance and were assigned to the compliance group, and 37 (36.3%) patients had poor compliance and were assigned to the non-compliance group. The ESS score, NOSE score and Mallampati score were significantly different between the two groups (all P0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the ESS score (OR=1.183, 95% CI 1.046-1.338; P= 0.008) and Mallampati score (OR=2.075, 95% CI 1.121-3.839; P=0.020) were independent risk factors of compliance. Conclusion ESS score, NOSE score, and Mallampati score are the influencing factors of treatment compliance to auto- CPAP in the OSAHS patients. ESS score and Mallampati score are the independent risk factors for treatment compliance.