The Impact of Split-Night Polysomnography for Diagnosis and Positive Pressure Therapy Titration on Treatment Acceptance and Adherence in Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea | Zendy

Mark H. Sanders | Zendy; Joseph P. Costantino | Zendy; Patrick J. Strollo | Zendy; Karen Studnicki | Zendy; Charles W. Atwood | Zendy

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The Impact of Split-Night Polysomnography for Diagnosis and Positive Pressure Therapy Titration on Treatment Acceptance and Adherence in Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea

Author(s) -

Mark H. Sanders,

Joseph P. Costantino,

Patrick J. Strollo,

Karen Studnicki,

Charles W. Atwood

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/23.1.17

Subject(s) - medicine , polysomnography , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , sleep apnea , hypopnea , medical prescription , apnea , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , pharmacology

The time and resource intensive nature of the traditional two-night paradigm for diagnosing and titrating positive pressure therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea (OSA/H) contributes to patient care cost and limitation of service availability. Although split night polysomography (PSG(SN)) algorithms can establish a diagnosis of OSA/H and establish a positive pressure prescription for many patients, there has been only limited evidence that this strategy does not impair acceptance and adherence to treatment. The objective of this study was to test the null hypothesis that PSG(SN) does not adversely impact acceptance and adherence to positive pressure therapy for OSA/H compared with a standard two-night PSG strategy (PSG(TN)).

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