Start Date

5-15-2025 9:30 AM

End Date

5-15-2025 11:30 AM

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Introduction

  • Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is first line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults given its high efficacy; however, it is limited by poor patient compliance
  • Socioeconomic disparities are known to be associated with significantly worse health outcomes and adherence to therapy1
  • Area deprivation index (ADI) is a validated tool that highlights populations with high socioeconomic disparities on a neighborhood level.2 Prior research in our department in 2022 demonstrated significantly worse CPAP adherence in OSA patients with higher ADI scores.3
  • Initial CPAP use has been shown to predict long-term adherence, and strategies to maximize initial use could reduce the eventual abandonment of therapy4
  • We aim to investigate the effect of targeted outreach to this group of patients in improving CPAP adherence

Keywords

healthcare disparities, CPAP

Comments

Presented at the 2025 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.

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May 15th, 9:30 AM May 15th, 11:30 AM

The Effect of Targeted Outreach to Improve CPAP Adherence in Patients with Socioeconomic Disparities

Introduction

  • Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is first line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults given its high efficacy; however, it is limited by poor patient compliance
  • Socioeconomic disparities are known to be associated with significantly worse health outcomes and adherence to therapy1
  • Area deprivation index (ADI) is a validated tool that highlights populations with high socioeconomic disparities on a neighborhood level.2 Prior research in our department in 2022 demonstrated significantly worse CPAP adherence in OSA patients with higher ADI scores.3
  • Initial CPAP use has been shown to predict long-term adherence, and strategies to maximize initial use could reduce the eventual abandonment of therapy4
  • We aim to investigate the effect of targeted outreach to this group of patients in improving CPAP adherence