Risk of Severe COVID-19 in Non-Adherent OSA Patients.

Marketa Sovova Jan Prasko Jan MizeraPetr JakubecSamuel Genzor Jakub Vanek Nikoleta ŠurinováKaterina Langova

Published in: Patient preference and adherence (2022)

The results show that the patients with OSA adherent to CPAP therapy were less likely to experience a severe course of COVID-19 or death than the OSA patients non-compliant with therapy, despite the former group having more severe OSA. This result underlines the importance of adherence to CPAP therapy in OSA.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
sars cov
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
early onset
prognostic factors
sleep apnea
type diabetes
stem cells
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes