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How to make your patient with sleep apnea a “super user” of positive airway pressure therapy


 

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Adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is a difficult patient management issue. Recent studies confirm widely varying PAP therapy adherence rates (30%-84%). Clinicians at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit developed a set of "super user" criteria, a 5-point method for encouraging patients to maximize adherence to PAP therapy. All 5 criteria, which are discussed in detail in this article from Federal Practitioner, must be satisfied to attain “super user” status. For more, go to: http://www.fedprac.com/the-publication/issue-single-view/how-to-make-your-patient-with-sleep-apnea-a-super-user-of-positive-airway-pressure-therapy/bbd97c064c5f91688f04b82c8b04b054/ocregister.html.

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