Sleep Board Review Questions: CPAP Adherence in OSA

Carmen Luraschi-Monjagatta, MD¹

Rohit Budhiraja, MD^1,2

¹ Department of Medicine^, Section of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA. mdelcarmen@deptofmed.arizona.edu

² Department of Medicine, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS), Tucson, AZ 85723, USA. rohit.budhiraja@va.gov

Which of the following has been shown to be associated with a better adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)?

1. Use of auto-titrating positive airway pressure (autoPAP) instead of CPAP.
2. Cognitive behavioral therapy prior to initiation of PAP therapy.
3. Severe sleep apnea on diagnostic polysomnography.
4. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score at initiation of PAP therapy.

Reference as: Luraschi-Monjagatta C, Budhiraja R. Sleep board review questions: CPAP adherence in OSA. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 2012;5:135-7. (Click here for a PDF version)