Before Deciding Whether To Adhere To CPAP, OSA Patients Heavily Weigh Psychological Factors

Psychological factors, rather than disease severity and objective physiological indices, are most important in a patient’s decision to adhere to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a research abstract presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).The study, authored by Simon S.

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Filed under: Medical Devices on June 11th, 2008