scholarly journals The impact of national health insurance on the compliance of positive airway pressure therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woori Choi ◽  
Mirye Bae ◽  
YOOSAM CHUNG
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
National Health Insurance ◽  
National Health ◽  
Airway Pressure ◽  
Positive Airway Pressure ◽  
Pressure Therapy ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
The Impact

Objectives Compliance with positive airway pressure (PAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) directly affects its treatment efficacy. Since July 2018, polysomnography and PAP therapy have been covered by the national health insurance (NHI), which has reduced the price barrier and promoted PAP therapy in Korea. This study aimed to compare changes in PAP compliance before and after NHI implementation.MethodsThis study is a retrospective analysis in a tertiary hospital setting in Korea. From 2011 to 2019, patients with OSA (apnea-hypopnea index

scholarly journals The Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Related Hypertension

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 2300
Author(s):  
Ronni Baran ◽  
Daniela Grimm ◽  
Manfred Infanger ◽  
Markus Wehland
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ◽  
Airway Pressure ◽  
Positive Airway Pressure ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Cpap Therapy ◽  
Pressure Therapy ◽  
Airway Patency ◽  
Obstructive Sleep

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease, with approximately 3–7% of men and 2–5% of women worldwide suffering from symptomatic OSA. If OSA is left untreated, hypoxia, microarousals and increased chemoreceptor stimulation can lead to complications like hypertension (HT). Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most common treatment for OSA, and it works by generating airway patency, which will counteract the apnea or hypopnea. More than one billion people in the world suffer from HT, and the usual treatment is pharmacological with antihypertensive medication (AHM). The focus of this review will be to investigate whether the CPAP therapy for OSA affects HT.

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