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JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 209-214Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X15598053
Keywords
Telemetry; telemetric monitoring; telemetry-triggered interventions; obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; continuous positive airway pressure
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- ResMed
- Philipps Respironics
- Weinmann
- Fisher Paykel
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Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is characterised by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) applied via a mask is the standard treatment for OSAS. CPAP adherence is crucial in therapy to prevent the deleterious consequences of OSAS. We hypothesised that a combination of supervision by telemetry together with targeted telephone support in the first month of CPAP would increase CPAP adherence and treatment success. A total of 113 OSAS patients followed by telemetry-triggered interventions used the device for 5.3 h/night on 28/30 nights, significantly more than the 110 OSAS patients in the control group with 4.6 h/night and 27/30 nights. Telemetry-triggered interventions have a significant impact on adherence rate in early CPAP treatment. These results can be reached with an acceptable additional effort.
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