Tzahit Simon?Tuval|Haim Reuveni|Sari Greenberg?Dotan|Arie Oksenberg|Asher Tal|Ariel Tarasiuk
Low Socioeconomic Status Is a Risk Factor for CPAP Acceptance Among Adult OSAS Patients Requiring Treatment
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev|Ben-Gurion University of the Negev|Ben-Gurion University of the Negev|Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center|Ben-Gurion University of the Negev|Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
evaluate whether socioeconomic status ses role obstructive sleep apnea syndrome osas patients decision accept continuous positive airway pressure cpap treatmentcrosssectional study patients recruited march 2007 december 2007universityaffiliated sleep laboratory162 consecutive newly diagnosed polysomnographically adult osas patients required cpap underwent attendant titration 2week adaptation period40 n 65 patients required cpap therapy accepted treatment patients accepting cpap older higher apneahypopnea index ahi higher income level likely sleep separate room patients declining cpap treatment patients accepted treatment also reported receiving positive information cpap treatment family friends multiple logistic regression adjusting age body mass index epworth sleepiness scale ahi revealed cpap purchase determined increased income level category 95 ci 24 1246 age 1 year 107 10111 ahi 35 vs 35 eventshr 42 14120 family andor friends positive experience cpap 29 1175 partner sleeps separately 43 14133in addition already known determinants cpap acceptance patients low ses less receptive cpap treatment groups higher ses cpap support patient education programs better tailored low ses people order increase patient treatment initiation adherence