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Patient Perspective on Use of an Interactive Website for Sleep Apnea
Joint Authors
Barker, Robert
Stepnowsky, Carl J.
Zamora, Tania
Agha, Zia
Edwards, Christine
Source
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Incomplete patient adherence with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) limits the effectiveness of treatment and results in suboptimal obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) outcomes.
An interactive website specifically designed for patients with OSA was designed and utilized in a randomized clinical trial to test its effect on increasing CPAP adherence.
The goal of this paper is to report on CPAP adherence, internet use, privacy concerns and user satisfaction in using the website.
The original project was designed as a randomized, controlled clinical trial of Usual Care (UC, control) versus MyCPAP group (intervention).
Questionnaires were administered to evaluate the patient perspective of using the MyCPAP website.
Participation in the MyCPAP intervention resulted in higher CPAP adherence at the two-month time point relative to participation in the UC group (3.4 ± 2.4 and 4.1 ± 2.3 hrs/nt; P=0.02; mean ± SD).
Participants randomized to the MyCPAP website increased their use of the internet to obtain OSA related information, but did not increase their use of the internet to get information on general health or medical conditions.
Users had very little concern about their CPAP data being viewed daily or being sent over the internet.
Future studies should consider the use of newer evaluation criteria for collaborative adaptive interactive technologies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Stepnowsky, Carl J.& Edwards, Christine& Zamora, Tania& Barker, Robert& Agha, Zia. 2013. Patient Perspective on Use of an Interactive Website for Sleep Apnea. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456452
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Stepnowsky, Carl J.…[et al.]. Patient Perspective on Use of an Interactive Website for Sleep Apnea. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456452
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stepnowsky, Carl J.& Edwards, Christine& Zamora, Tania& Barker, Robert& Agha, Zia. Patient Perspective on Use of an Interactive Website for Sleep Apnea. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456452
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456452