Obstructive sleep apnea illness perception relative to other common chronic conditions.

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic medical condition that results in impaired daytime functioning. While the link between OSA and cardiovascular disease is important, there has been increasing recognition of the impact of OSA on daytime functioning and experience. Better insight into illness perceptions can help better understand how to initiate and maintain treatment.

Beyond CPAP: modifying upper airway output for the treatment of OSA.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is exceedingly common but often under-treated. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has long been considered the gold standard of OSA therapy. Limitations to CPAP therapy include adherence and availability.

Videoconferencing psychotherapy for veterans with PTSD: Results from a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.

Introduction: Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face significant barriers that make it less likely for them to pursue treatment. A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial was used to determine if providing psychotherapy for PTSD via videoconference (VC) is as effective as in-person (IP) psychotherapy.

Methods: All eligible veterans ( = 207) received cognitive processing therapy (CPT) to treat PTSD symptoms in one of the two treatment modalities.

CPAP Adherence is Associated With Attentional Improvements in a Group of Primarily Male Patients With Moderate to Severe OSA.

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a widespread condition that adversely affects physical health and cognitive functioning. The prevailing treatment for OSA is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), but therapeutic benefits are dependent on consistent use. Our goal was to investigate the relationship between CPAP adherence and measures of sustained attention in patients with OSA.

Does Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Result in Improved Sleep Quality?

Introduction: Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is the gold-standard for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) management. While it is known that PAP is efficacious for controlling breathing events during sleep when it is worn at the right pressure for the amount of time prescribed, there is less clear data on how well it improves sleep quality. There are few studies that have examined the effectiveness of PAP therapy on sleep quality.

Accuracy of positive airway pressure device-measured apneas and hypopneas: role in treatment followup.

Improved data transmission technologies have facilitated data collected from positive airway pressure (PAP) devices in the home environment. Although clinicians' treatment decisions increasingly rely on autoscoring of respiratory events by the PAP device, few studies have specifically examined the accuracy of autoscored respiratory events in the home environment in ongoing PAP use. "PAP efficacy" studies were conducted in which participants wore PAP simultaneously with an Embletta sleep system (Embla, Inc.

Patient perspective on use of an interactive website for sleep apnea.

Incomplete patient adherence with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) limits the effectiveness of treatment and results in suboptimal obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) outcomes. An interactive website specifically designed for patients with OSA was designed and utilized in a randomized clinical trial to test its effect on increasing CPAP adherence. The goal of this paper is to report on CPAP adherence, internet use, privacy concerns and user satisfaction in using the website.

Fatigue in sleep apnea: the role of depressive symptoms and self-reported sleep quality.

Unlabelled: OBJECTIVES OR BACKGROUND: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is characterized by partial or complete cessation of breath during sleep. OSA is associated with increased cardiovascular risk as well as psychosocial complications such as daytime somnolence, depression, and fatigue. The goal of the present study was to better understand fatigue in OSA by examining self-reported sleep quality, depressive symptoms, excessive daytime sleepiness, and OSA severity in a group of newly diagnosed OSA patients.