The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of video consultation versus face-to-face consultation for patients with obstructive sleep apnea on patients' CPAP use (minutes/per night), self-efficacy, risk outcomes, outcome expectancies, experiences with technology and, patients' and nurses' satisfaction.~This study is a non-blinded randomized controlled trial with an intervention group (video consultations) and a usual care group (face-to-face consultations), with assessements after 1, 2, 3, 4, 12 and 24 weeks.~Patients were recruited from a large teaching hospital (Rijnstate, hospital), and included from January 2, 2019 until June 26, 2019.In total, 140 patients were randomized, (1:1 allocation).
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of video consultation versus face-to-face consultation for patients with obstructive sleep apnea on patients' CPAP use (minutes/per night), self-efficacy, risk outcomes, outcome expectancies, experiences with technology and, patients' and nurses' satisfaction.