Short-term CPAP adherence in obstructive sleep apnea: a big data analysis using real world data

•CPAP adherence is critical for attainment of health benefits in OSA.•In a large database, 75% of those initiating CPAP therapy met the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) definition of adherence.•Patients used CPAP for a mean of 5.1 hours per night.•Real world CPAP adherence is accep...

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Published inSleep medicine Vol. 59; pp. 114 - 116
Main Authors Cistulli, Peter A., Armitstead, Jeff, Pepin, Jean-Louis, Woehrle, Holger, Nunez, Carlos M., Benjafield, Adam, Malhotra, Atul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2019
Elsevier
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Life Sciences
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ISSN1389-9457
1878-5506
1878-5506
DOI10.1016/j.sleep.2019.01.004

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Summary:•CPAP adherence is critical for attainment of health benefits in OSA.•In a large database, 75% of those initiating CPAP therapy met the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) definition of adherence.•Patients used CPAP for a mean of 5.1 hours per night.•Real world CPAP adherence is acceptable and compares favorably to pharmacotherapy in other chronic diseases.
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PMCID: PMC6589354
ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2019.01.004