Pilot randomized trial of the effect of wireless telemonitoring on compliance and treatment efficacy in obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Stepnowsky, Carl J ^a,b   Palau, Joe J ^a   Marler, Matthew R ^c   Gifford, Allen L ^d,e  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California Irvine   (United States)

^d Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy; CPAP; Randomized controlled trial; Sleep apnea syndromes; Telemedicine; Treatment compliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TELEMONITORING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; ADULT; AGED; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; TELEMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TELEMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249931729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.9.2.e14     Document Type: Article

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