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The Effect of Patient Neighborhood Income Level on the Purchase of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment among Patients with Sleep Apnea.

Tetyana KendzerskaAndrea S GershonGeorge TomlinsonRichard S Leung
Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2016)
Living in an unfavorable neighborhood is not an obstacle to CPAP treatment among symptomatic patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea under a copayment health care system. However, a potential 27% improvement in CPAP acceptance associated with higher neighborhood income is not inconsequential. Also, the overall CPAP acceptance rate was relatively low, suggesting that obstacles other than finances are primarily responsible.
Keyphrases
  • positive airway pressure
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • sleep apnea
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • case report
  • early onset
  • combination therapy
  • risk assessment
  • replacement therapy