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Boosting obstructive sleep apnea therapy by non-pharmacological approaches: A network meta-analysis
Marco Sforza1, Andrea Salibba1, Giacomo Carollo1
1Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Milan, Italy; IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology - Sleep Disorders Center, Milan, Italy.
Introduction:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common breathing-related sleep disorder with a considerable economic burden, low diagnosis and treatment rates. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP/PAP) is the principal therapy for OSA treatment; nevertheless, effectiveness is often limited by suboptimal adherence. The present network meta-analysis aims to systematically summarize and quantify different interventions' effects on CPAP/PAP adherence (such as mean usage CPAP or PAP in hours per night) in OSA patients, comparing Behavioral, Educational, Supportive and Mixed interventions in Randomized Control Trials (RCT).
Methods:
We conducted a computer-based search using the electronic databases of Pubmed, Psycinfo, Scopus, Embase, Chinal and Medline until August 2022, selecting 50 RCT.
Results:
By means of a random effect model network meta-analysis, results suggested that the most effective treatment in improving CPAP/PAP adherence was the Supportive approach followed by Behavioral Therapy focused on OSA treatment adherence.
Conclusion:
This network meta-analysis might encourage the most experienced clinicians and researchers in the field to collaborate and implement treatments for improving CPAP/PAP treatment adherence. Moreover, these results support the importance of multidisciplinary approaches for OSA treatment, which should be framed within a biopsychological model.
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