Personality correlates of adherence with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Autor: Claude Ervin Davis, Daniel Erik Everhart, Daniel O. Lee, Alicia M. Moran, Heath A. Demaree, Karl L. Wuensch
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Sleep and Breathing. 15:687-694
ISSN: 1522-1709
1520-9512
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-010-0422-8
Popis: Adherence with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been problematic. Understanding the factors associated with nonadherence may assist with psychosocial interventions. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between adherence and three measures of personality and coping strategies. Ratings on the behavioral inhibition system/behavioral activation system (BIS/BAS) scales, the ways of coping inventory, and a broad personality measure (mini-IPIP) were analyzed with a binary logistic regression among 63 subjects, adult men (31) and women (32), diagnosed with OSA. Data from the CPAP device was obtained following initial 30 days at minimum, with adherence defined as >4 h/night on 70% of nights. Elevated BIS was the strongest predictor of nonadherence (r = −.452, p
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