Positive airway pressure therapy supplied by an integrated sleep practice associated with greater adherence among pre–Medicare-aged patients with sleep-disordered breathing
Author(s) -
James M. Andry,
Gabriel Toban,
Cynthia Chafin,
William Noah
Publication year - 2020
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.8786
Subject(s) - medicine , positive airway pressure , continuous positive airway pressure , cohort , retrospective cohort study , sleep (system call) , physical therapy , obstructive sleep apnea , computer science , operating system
We investigated whether patient adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy was significantly different between groups whose PAP machines were dispensed by a traditional durable medical equipment (DME) supplier (DME group) versus those provided directly by an integrated sleep practice (ISP group).
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