Communication during the initial visit to a CPAP clinic Practitioners' experiences of facilitators and barriers when talking to patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Communication during the initial visit to a CPAP clinic Practitioners' experiences of facilitators and barriers when talking to patients with obstructive sleep apnea. J Sleep Res. 2020 Dec 13;:e13244 Authors: Broström A, Fridlund B, Fossum B, Pakpour A, Nilsen P, Ulander M Abstract Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea tends to be poor. Communication influences adherence but has not previously been investigated from a practitioner perspective, although shared decision-making is known to be of great importance. The aim was to describe how practitioners experience communication with patients with obstructive sleep apnea during the initial visit at a continuous positive airway pressure treatment clinic, with focus on facilitators and barriers related to the 4 Habits Model, a communication model comprised of four types of interrelated skills to make encounters more patient-centred: investing in the beginning; exploring the patient perspective; showing empathy; and investing in the end. A descriptive design with qualitative content analysis was used. A deductive analysis was carried out based on interviews with 24 strategically selected practitioners from seven continuous positive airway pressure treatment clinics. The 4 Habits Model was used as a framework for identifying facilitators and barriers to communication. Investments in the beginning was described as creating contact, showing th...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Tags: J Sleep Res Source Type: research