Adequate health literacy is associated with adherence to continuous positive airway pressure in adults with obstructive sleep apnea.

Claire M EllenderSebastian Le FeuvreMary BoydeBrett DuceSara WinterCraig A Hukins

Published in: Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society (2021)

The majority of this sleep disorders cohort had adequate health literacy as measured by the REALM-SF questionnaire. However, inadequate health literacy appears to be an independent predictor of treatment adherence and may represent a modifiable risk factor of poor treatment outcomes in OSA.

Keyphrases

positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
health information
sleep apnea
risk factors
physical activity
social media
glycemic control
cross sectional
combination therapy
adipose tissue
smoking cessation
replacement therapy