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Published online before print June 7, 2007, 10.1097/psy.0b013e318068b2f7
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Adherence, Reports of Benefits, and Depression Among Patients Treated With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Rachel D. Wells, PhD, Kenneth E. Freedland, PhD, Robert M. Carney, PhD, Stephen P. Duntley, MD and Edward J. Stepanski, PhD

From the Department of Psychology (R.D.W.), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Psychiatry (K.E.F., R.M.C.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Washington University School of Medicine Multidisciplinary Sleep Medicine Center (S.P.D.), St. Louis, Missouri; and Rush University Medical Center Sleep Disorders Service and Research Center (R.D.W., E.J.S.), Chicago, Illinois.


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  		Figure 1. Recruitment flowchart. CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; FOSQ = functional outcomes of sleep questionnaire.

 

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  		Figure 2. Mean number of minutes of CPAP use per night. SD = standard deviation; N = number; CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure.

 

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  		Figure 3. Relationship between baseline Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) and subsequent change in functional outcomes of sleep questionnaire (FOSQ) scores (n = 54; r = .17; p = .24). Positive change in FOSQ indicates improvement in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) symptoms.

 




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