Challenges and Motivating Factors Related to Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Post-TIA and Stroke Patients

Autor: Vincent McClain, Jared Ferguson, H. Klar Yaggi, Marianne S. Matthias, Nicholas Burrus, Mary I. Dallas, Charles Austin, Neale R. Chumbler, Dawn M. Bravata, Cody D Couch, Edward J. Miech
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 12:143-157
ISSN: 1540-2010
1540-2002
Popis: Challenges adapting to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy are largely unexplored in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack. This study, nested within a randomized controlled trial of CPAP use, employed qualitative methods to explore challenges and motivators related to CPAP at two time points: prior to initiating therapy and at a 1-month follow up. Emergent thematic analysis, an inductive, qualitative approach, revealed variations in how patients experienced and adapted to CPAP across five phases: (a) interpreting the sleep apnea diagnosis, (b) contemplating CPAP therapy, (c) trying CPAP therapy, (d) making mid-course adjustments, and (e) experiencing benefits from CPAP therapy. Patients all had mild to moderate sleep apnea, and frequently did not experience sleep apnea symptoms. A salient motivator for adhering to CPAP therapy for these patients was the desire to reduce the risk of subsequent cerebrovascular events. Self-determination theory guided the interpretation of results.
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