Early CPAP use identifies subsequent adherence to CPAP therapy
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Using Continuous Data Tracking Technology to Study Exercise Adherence in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Published on: November 8, 2013
Rohit Budhiraja1, Sairam Parthasarathy, Christopher L Drake
1Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS), 3601 South 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85723, USA. rohit.budhiraja@va.gov
Study Objectives:
To explore the relationship between specific factors such as sex and early continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use, and 30-day adherence to CPAP therapy.
Design And Setting:
Retrospective study conducted at a single center in southeast Michigan.
Patients:
One hundred patients with obstructive sleep apnea who were recently initiated on CPAP therapy with electronic adherence information relayed from the CPAP device to a laboratory-based computer through telephone modem.
Interventions:
N/A.
Measurements And Results:
An empiric threshold value of objective CPAP use of greater than 4 hours per night measured 3 days following CPAP initiation was predictive of level of CPAP adherence measured 30 days later. Furthermore, CPAP adherence was directly proportional to age (R = 0.25, P = .018). There were no sex-related differences in adherence to CPAP therapy.
Conclusions:
Long-term adherence to CPAP therapy can be predicted as early as 3 days following CPAP initiation. The study also demonstrates that younger age and African-American race are independently associated with lower CPAP adherence.
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