This study was the second year.The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the lifestyle modification intervention for overweight employees with obstructive sleep apnea. A randomized control trial with single blind will be used. Stratified with proportional randomized sampling will be employed and 160 suitable participants will be recruited from 4 electronics industries in northern of Taiwan. The subjects will be randomly divided into three groups. The total duration of intervention program is 6 months. Only the intervention group received the Combining Smartphone Application with lifestyle modification Intervention. The home portable sleep monitor will be used to collect the change of AHI at baseline, 3, and 6 months after intervention.
A two-year study design is formulated. The overall aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the care model combing smartphone application on improve obstructive apnea in obesity adults.