Lower socioeconomic status and co-morbid conditions are associated with reduced continuous positive airway pressure adherence among older adult medicare beneficiaries with obstructive sleep apnea

Abstract

To examine rates of adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy among a representative sample of older adult Medicare beneficiaries with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to identify demographic and health-related factors associated with CPAP adherence.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 23, 2020
Source ID
10.1093/sleep/zsaa122

Entities

People

  • Abree M Johnson
  • Emerson M. Wickwire
  • Jennifer S Albrecht
  • Liesl M Oldstone
  • Sophia L Jobe
  • Steven M. Scharf

Organizations

  • Merck & Co.
  • United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

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