The COVID-19 Lockdown and CPAP Adherence: The More Vulnerable Ones Less Likely to Improve Adherence?

Sijana Demirovic Linda Lusic Kalcina Ivana Pavlinac Dodig Renata Pecotić Maja Valić Natalija Ivkovic Zoran Đogaš

Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2021)

The lockdown-related CPAP adherence improved in severe OSA patients, with a shift in almost half of poor pre-lockdown adherers towards good lockdown CPAP adherence. Women, younger and good pre-lockdown CPAP adherers were more adherent during lockdown. Despite being vulnerable groups for both OSA and COVID-19, no expected adherence improvements were observed in men and older patients.

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