Maximizing positive airway pressure adherence in adults: A common-sense approach

摘要

Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is considered the most effi cacious treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), especially moderate to severe OSA, and remains the most commonly prescribed. Yet suboptimal adherence presents a challenge to sleep-medicine clinicians. The purpose of the current review is to highlight the effi cacy of published interventions to improve PAP adherence and to suggest a patient-centered clinical approach to enhancing PAP usage.