Open AccessTo Wear or Not Wear the Mask: Decline in Positive Airway Pressure Usage in Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Kanokkarn Sunkonkit,
Sarah Selvadurai,
Giorge Voutsas,
David Benzon,
Adele Baker,
Melissa Trinh,
Indra Narang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s348978
Subject(s) - medicine , positive airway pressure , covid-19 , pandemic , pediatrics , sleep disordered breathing , demographics , continuous positive airway pressure , longitudinal study , demography , obstructive sleep apnea , disease , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is an effective treatment prescribed to children with sleep disordered breathing (SDB); however, PAP adherence remains challenging. Given that COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact sleep and daily life, the aim of this study was to evaluate longitudinal trajectory of PAP usage in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.