Positive, supportive interactions between sleep partners could help people with sleep apnea adhere to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, suggests a small study.Couples who focused on the benefits for both the patient and the sleep partner were more likely to use the CPAP machines, the study authors report in the journal Sleep Health, online July 25."Poor adherence to CPAP remains the major impediment to effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea," lead study author Lichuan Ye of Northeastern University in Boston told Reuters Health."
Spouses can make a significant difference in their partners’ health behaviors," she said by email.Obstructive sleep apnea, which causes breathing to stop and start during sleep - often accompanied by loud gasping or snoring - affects more than 20 http://www.jindajx.com million Americans, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association. CPAP machines are the most common treatment for OSA but are often seen as bothersome and unattractive.About 6 in 10 adults sleep with a partner, according to the National Sleep Foundation, and more than one-fourth of married or cohabitating couples say their relationships are adversely affected by sleep problems.
Ye and colleagues interviewed 20 couples to understand how obstructive sleep apnea affects their relationships and CPAP use. The interviews focused on the consequences, challenges, questions and advice that couples had about using CPAP. About two-thirds of the couples said they slept in the same bed consistently, and one-quarter said they seldom shared a bed since CPAP use started. On average, the machine was used five hours per night.The research team found that partners often helped their spouses identify sleep problems and go through diagnosis and treatment.
Spouses can make a significant difference in their partners’ health behaviors," she said by email.Obstructive sleep apnea, which causes breathing to stop and start during sleep - often accompanied by loud gasping or snoring - affects more than 20 http://www.jindajx.com million Americans, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association. CPAP machines are the most common treatment for OSA but are often seen as bothersome and unattractive.About 6 in 10 adults sleep with a partner, according to the National Sleep Foundation, and more than one-fourth of married or cohabitating couples say their relationships are adversely affected by sleep problems.
Ye and colleagues interviewed 20 couples to understand how obstructive sleep apnea affects their relationships and CPAP use. The interviews focused on the consequences, challenges, questions and advice that couples had about using CPAP. About two-thirds of the couples said they slept in the same bed consistently, and one-quarter said they seldom shared a bed since CPAP use started. On average, the machine was used five hours per night.The research team found that partners often helped their spouses identify sleep problems and go through diagnosis and treatment.
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