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Nurse-led intensive interventions improve adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy and quality of life in obstructive sleep apnea patients

BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is widely recommended for the treatment of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS), but its usage by patients is very low. The aim of this study was to assess intensive educational programs and nursing support for the improvement of CPAP use and ou...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xiaofen, Chen, Weiting, Hu, Weijie, Huang, Kui, Huang, Jing, Zhou, Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4664526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26648703
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S90846