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Remote patient monitoring for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should prioritize patient-reported outcomes like sleep quality and energy. Solutions need to go beyond the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) for better OSA care.

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  • Digital health technologies
  • Remote patient monitoring
  • Obstructive sleep apnea management

Background:

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) involves repeated breathing disruptions during sleep, requiring effective remote patient monitoring (RPM).
  • Current OSA RPM methods are limited, highlighting the need for sensor-based digital health technologies (sDHTs) that offer meaningful and actionable patient outputs.
  • Patient perspectives are crucial for sDHT development but are often underassessed in current practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify patient-prioritized health aspects and preferences for digital measures and RPM in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) care.
  • To enhance OSA care quality and patient experience by incorporating patient-centered priorities into digital health solutions.
  • To guide the development of sDHTs using the digital measures that matter framework.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods design combining quantitative surveys (n=223) and qualitative semistructured interviews (n=11) with OSA patients, advocates, and healthcare professionals.
  • Surveys assessed patient rankings of treatment burdens, health priorities, quality-of-life restoration, and health goals.
  • Interviews explored follow-up care, attitudes toward sDHTs/RPM, and preferences for future OSA monitoring metrics.

Main Results:

  • Key patient-prioritized aspects included improved subjective sleep quality, increased daytime energy, and enhanced physical activity.
  • Preferred RPM modalities were smartwatches, sleep mats, and smart rings, with a call to expand metrics beyond the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI).
  • Patients emphasized the need for accurate, meaningful, understandable, and actionable data outputs for effective self-management and timely follow-up care.

Conclusions:

  • Remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) must evolve beyond the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) to include patient-centered metrics.
  • Ensuring accuracy, interpretability, and actionability of RPM data is crucial for comprehensive, patient-centric OSA management.
  • Integrating patient preferences for digital measures and monitoring modalities can significantly improve OSA care quality and patient experience.