Positive airway pressure telehealth models and long-term therapy termination: a healthcare database analysis
| Autor: | Holger Woehrle, Christoph Schoebel, Joachim H. Ficker, Andrea Graml, Jürgen Schnepf, Ingo Fietze, Peter Young, Michael Arzt |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | ERJ Open Research, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2312-0541 23120541 |
| DOI: | 10.1183/23120541.00424-2023 |
| Popis: | Background Telemonitoring-guided interventions can improve short-term positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy adherence, but long-term effects are unknown. This study investigated long-term PAP therapy termination in patients with sleep apnoea managed with standard care, telemonitoring-guided proactive care or telemonitoring-guided proactive care + patient engagement tool. Methods German healthcare provider data were analysed retrospectively. Individuals aged 18–100 years who started PAP from 2014 to 2019 and had device type/interface data were included. Time-to-termination periods were analysed using Kaplan–Meier plots and Cox proportional hazards regression, adjusted for age, sex, insurance type, and device and mask type. Results The per-protocol population (valid telemonitoring data) included 104 612 individuals (71% male; 95% aged >40 years). Mean follow-up was 3.3±2.0 years. The overall therapy termination rate was significantly lower in the telemonitoring-guided proactive care group versus standard care (20% versus 27%; p59 years and use of a nasal pillows or full-face mask were significant predictors of therapy termination; male sex, use of telemonitoring-guided proactive care (± patient engagement) and private insurance were significantly associated with lower therapy termination rates. Conclusions Use of telemonitoring-guided proactive care and a patient engagement tool was associated with lower rates of PAP therapy termination. |
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