Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Termination on Permanent Work Disability in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A French Nationwide ALASKA Database Analysis.

Three-year continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy termination rates are up to 50%, and therapy termination is associated with higher all-cause mortality and incident cardiovascular event risk. This study investigated the impact of CPAP therapy termination in the first year on long sick leave leading to permanent work disability in patients with obstructive sleep apnea based on data from the Nationwide Claims Data Lake for Sleep Apnoea (ALASKA). French national health insurance reimbursement system data were analyzed for all adults with OSA aged ≤62 years who started CPAP therapy in France in 2015 and 2016.