Objectives:
Our aim in this study is to investigate, in patients who are advised
to use CPAP, the rate of usage, differences between the patients who
use the device and those who don’t; and the factors affecting the
compliance rates.
Methodology:
A telephone survey was applied to the patients who underwent
polysomnography, between the years 2010 -2015 and were thereafter
advised to use CPAP as the treatment method.
Results:
Total number of patients included in the study was 108. Of them, 77
(71%) was male and 31 (29%) was female. The mean age was 50 (±11).
There were 47 (43,5%) patients with comorbidities. Of 108 patients,
63 (58%) reported using CPAP at the time of the survey and 45 (42%)
reported having abandoned the treatment, 62% (n: 28) of this 45
patients reported that they ceased the CPAP use within the first week
of their treatment. Of 63 patients using CPAP, 3 (5%) was found
noncompliant while 60 (95%) was found compliant.
Conclusion:
In our study, rate of CPAP use was found to be 55%. The difference
between the mean ages of CPAP users and non-users was found
statistically significant (p: 0,008). the results of our study
suggests that BMI is not a factor that affects the rate of CPAP use.
In our study, contrary to what would be expected, the mean CPAP
pressure of the patients using the device were found to be higher
than that of non-users.
Sleep surgery Obstructive sleep apnea Continuous positive airway pressure Adherence
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 18 Aralık 2018 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 30 Eylül 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3 |