Improvement in quality of life with continuous positive airway pressure outweighs the treatment burden in children with obstructive sleep apnea
Lauren C. Nisbet,
Kirsten Ellis,
Rebecca Mihai
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may pose a significant burden on families. We assessed the impact of CPAP for children on quality of life (QOL) and caregiver treatment burden.MethodsProspective cohort study of children commencing outpatient CPAP in a specialist sleep centre 2020−2022. Questionnaires regarding sleep‐related symptoms (PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance and Sleep‐Related Impairment), QOL (OSA‐18, QI‐Disability), caregiver burde… Show more
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