Psychosomatic medicine
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Psychosomatic medicine · Jun 2007
Clinical TrialAdherence, reports of benefits, and depression among patients treated with continuous positive airway pressure.
To examine if reported obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) symptom improvement, baseline depressive symptoms, or polysomnographically measured sleep parameters are associated with adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). CPAP is a highly effective treatment for OSA. Low adherence to CPAP therapy is common and poorly understood. Depression and lack of perceived benefits from CPAP are possible reasons for low adherence. ⋯ Patients with the greatest level of CPAP adherence also reported the greatest improvement in OSA symptoms. Patients who continued to experience OSA symptoms after CPAP treatment also tended to have more depressive symptoms after CPAP treatment.