Telemedicine-Based Approach for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management: Building Evidence

Telemedicine seems to offer reliable solutions to health care challenges, but significant contradictory results were recently found. Therefore, it is crucial to carefully select outcomes and target patients who may take advantage of this technology. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy...

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Published in:Journal of medical Internet research 2014-01, Vol.16 (2), p.np
Main Authors: Isetta, Valentina, Leon, Carmen, Torres, Marta, Embid, Cristina, Roca, Josep, Navajas, Daniel, Farre, Ramon, Montserrat, Josep M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apnoea
Clinical outcomes
Clinical training
Compliance
Feedback
Health care
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure
Positive feedback
Sleep
Sleep apnoea
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Summary:Telemedicine seems to offer reliable solutions to health care challenges, but significant contradictory results were recently found. Therefore, it is crucial to carefully select outcomes and target patients who may take advantage of this technology. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy compliance is essential to treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We believe that OSA patients could benefit greatly from a telemedicine approach for CPAP therapy management. The objective of our study was to evaluate the application of a telemedicine-based approach in the CPAP therapy management, focusing on patientsʼ CPAP follow-up and training. The OSA patients gave a positive feedback about the use of teleconsultation for CPAP follow-up, and the CPAP training based on a telemedicine approach proved to be as effective as face-to-face training. These results support the use of this telemedicine-based approach as a valuable strategy for patientsʼ CPAP training and clinical follow-up.
ISSN:1438-8871
DOI:10.2196/jmr.3060