Compliance is often the primary challenge with achieving effective PAP treatment.
In the early 1990s, many researchers agreed that treatment compliance rates were around 46%.1
The good news from more recent research is that, although patient compliance remains an ongoing challenge, modern technology and practices present a more optimistic picture.
Solutions
Research indicates that if patients and their families have the proper equipment and training, an adequate number of caregivers, and a support system of experienced healthcare professionals, they will adapt to and continue therapy.2,3,4,5 Most researchers agree that the best approach to improving compliance is a multi-faceted approach:
- Comfortable, easy-to-use and reliable equipment
- Education supplied by the healthcare team—a population-based CPAP program consisting of consistent follow-up, "troubleshooting," and regular feedback to both patients and physicians can achieve CPAP compliance rates of > 85% over six months6
- The patient's active involvement in his or her own treatment
- The support network available for the patient
Read on to learn more about ResMed's technologies to support and promote compliance: