The Effect of Patient-Facing Applications on Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Adherence: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Gaja F. Shaughnessy,
Timothy I. Morgenthaler
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.7772
Subject(s) - medicine , positive airway pressure , cinahl , obstructive sleep apnea , medline , continuous positive airway pressure , randomized controlled trial , sleep apnea , systematic review , psychological intervention , physical therapy , family medicine , nursing , political science , law
Many patients struggle with adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for sleep apnea. In this systematic review we examined the effect that patient-facing applications (PFA)-web-based applications that interact directly with the patient-have on PAP adherence.
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