1. Partner perceptions are associated with objective sensor‐measured adherence to oral appliance therapy in obstructive sleep apnea
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Morten Berge, Sverre Lehmann, Frode Thuen, Thomas Berge, Anders Johansson, Bjørn Bjorvatn, and Kjersti Gjerde
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cognitive Neuroscience ,Oral appliance ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Poor adherence ,Behavioral Neuroscience ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,In patient ,Prospective Studies ,Continuous positive airway pressure ,Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ,Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ,business.industry ,Mean age ,General Medicine ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Confidence interval ,Obstructive sleep apnea ,Treatment Outcome ,Female ,business ,Mandibular Advancement - Abstract
The aims of the present prospective clinical study were to determine objective, sensor-measured adherence to a mandibular advancement device (MAD) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and to identify partner-specific adherence-related factors. A total of 77 eligible participants with mild, moderate, or severe OSA and who were non-adherent to continuous positive airway pressure (mean age 56.2 years) participated in the study (32.5% women). The mean (range) observation time between MAD delivery and final follow-up was 8.3 (3.4-16.5) months. The mean apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was 26.6 events/hr at baseline and 12.5 events/hr at the 8-month follow-up (both p
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- 2021
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