Patient-Reported Outcomes in Older Adults With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treated With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Conclusions:This study adds to the limited data on treatment outcomes with CPAP therapy in older adults with OSA. Patients older than 60 years achieve improvement in sleepiness, fatigue, depressive symptoms, and quality of life analogous to that of younger adults.Citation:Pallansch J, Li Y, Bena J, Wang L, Foldvary-Schaefer N. Patient-reported outcomes in older adults with obstructive sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure therapy.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(2):215–222.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research