The impact of a telemedicine monitoring system on positive airway pressure adherence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized controlled trial

Sleep

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 477-481

  Fox, Nurit ^a   Hirsch Allen, A J ^a   Goodfellow, Elizabeth ^a   Wenner, Joshua ^a   Fleetham, John ^a,b   Ryan, C Frank ^a,b   Kwiatkowska, Mila ^d   Ayas, Najib T ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Critical Care Division   (Canada)

^d THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Obstructive sleep apnea; Positive airway pressure; Remote monitoring; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP QUALITY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859825056     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1728     Document Type: Article

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