Remote monitoring system to support positive airway pressure therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a multi-center randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To develop and evaluate an intervention tailored to patients' needs to increase the rate of positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence in patients afflicted with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), who undergo PAP therapy.

Methods: A multi-center, 3 parallel-arm, randomized, controlled trial was conducted. Participants with OSA who undergo a PAP therapy were randomized to one of three groups: control arm (usual care), educational booklet arm, and mobile-based application arm.

Polysomnographic survey of sleep architecture in patients with methamphetamine dependence during remission.

Introduction: Methamphetamine dependence is common in the world. Methamphetamine affects sleep architecture through changes in the monoaminergic activity of the brain. Limited studies investigated the sleep architecture in patients with methamphetamine dependence during prolonged abstinence.

Adherence to prescribed overnight sleep study in patients suspected of sleep apnea: problem size and influential factors.

Purpose: Despite the serious consequences of sleep apnea, some patients do not follow their physicians' advice to undergo a sleep study. The present study aimed to determine the rate of adherence and influencing factors in conducting a polysomnography test in patients suspected of obstructive sleep apnea.

Methods: This qualitative and quantitative analysis was conducted between July 2017 and November 2019 on patients suspected of sleep apnea.

Factors Affecting Patients' Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Disorder: A Multi-Method Approach.

Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard therapy for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disorder. However, patients' adherence to its regular use is poor. The present study aimed to determine the adherence rate to CPAP therapy by identifying factors affecting its regular use and its associated problems and discomforts among a sample population in Mashhad (Iran).