Management of continuous positive airway pressure treatment compliance using telemonitoring in obstructive sleep apnoea.
Source: Turino et al. 2017 - Pubmed ID: 28179438
Setting: Spain, Single-center, Hospital
Study design:
RCT
Follow up: 3 months
Patient group:
Sample size:
Total: 100(100)
IG: 52(52)
CG: 48(48)
Inclusion criteria:
- Newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea
- Apnoea-hypopnoea index >15 events/hr
Type of technology:
Home monitoring
- CPAP with modem
Webpage
- Information
Intervention:
Intervention: CPAP with modem and telephone problem-solving was compared to normal CPAP
Duration: 3 months
Add on: +
Control group: Usual Care
Clinical effect:
- Treatment compliance→
- Symptoms→
- Blood Pressure→
- Quality of Life (EQ-5D)→
- Total cost pr. patient↓
- QALY→
Patient safety:
- Secondary effects→
- Complications→
Patient experiences/
Staff experiences:
Patient experiences:
- Lower satisfaction in intervention group
- Concerns about privacy
Staff experiences: NA
Investment:
Equipment
- CPAP with modem
Running: NA
Organization: NA
Health care utilization:
- Hospital visits and consultations↓