Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Interventions to improve compliance in sleep apnea patients previously non-compliant with continuous positive airway pressure.
Despite widespread agreement that continuous positive airway pressure is effective therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, it is estimated that 50% of patients recommended for therapy are noncompliant 1 year later. Interventions to improve compliance in such patients have not been studied. We evaluated a 2 phase intervention program to improve compliance in sleep apnea patients previously noncompliant with continuous positive airway pressure. ⋯ A two phase intervention program, first employing standard interventions, followed by a change to flexible bilevel airway pressure, can achieve improved compliance in patients previously noncompliant with continuous positive airway pressure.