Treatment burden experienced by patients with obstructive sleep apnoea using continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
Michael S H ChouNatasha C H TingNicole El-TurkZinta HarringtonClaudia Caroline DoblerPublished in: PloS one (2021)
This study demonstrated that there is a significant treatment burden associated with the use of CPAP, and that treatment non-adherence is not the only consequence of treatment burden. Other consequences include relationship burden, stigma and financial burden. It is important for physicians to identify other negative impacts of treatment burden in order to optimise the patient experience.