Journal article
Soldiers' Perception of a Behavioral Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Adherence in a Military Treatment Facility
Military medicine, Vol.186(Suppl 1), pp.239-245
01/25/2021
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usaa306
PMID: 33499498
Abstract
The incidence of obstructive sleep apnea in military personnel has increased over 500% since the early 2000s. Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (PAP), an efficacious treatment, has been suboptimal. This article presents a behavioral intervention model for enhancing PAP therapy adherence and describes how the model was received by military personnel.
The study population comprised 254 out of 280 military personnel (93% men, mean age 39 years) who attended a 90-minute behavioral intervention class within the first 8 weeks of PAP use. They were coached on the Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes (KSA) model of PAP therapy success: Knowledge about obstructive sleep apnea and PAP treatment; Skills to develop a habitual loop for nightly PAP use; and Attitudes that address readiness, barriers, and solutions for sustaining PAP use. Participants completed a voluntary, anonymous postclass survey that inquired of their perception of various elements of the class. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a paired sample t-test.
In participants' self-rating of how much they know about PAP treatment before and after the class, their ratings indicated that they experienced a significant increase in knowledge (P < 0.0001). On the postclass survey, 77% of the participants (N = 195/254) "agree a lot" or "strongly agree" that the class gave them tools to have a successful treatment and 78% (N = 198/254) noted that it was a valuable educational experience. The Knowledge portion was rated by 79% (N = 201/254) of the participants as "quite a lot" or "extremely" beneficial. The Skills segment was rated as "quite a lot" or "extremely" beneficial by 72% (N = 183/254) of the participants. The Attitudes discussion was perceived as "quite a lot" or "extremely" beneficial by 70% (N = 178/254) of the participants. Participants' free-text responses to "what was most helpful" were generally positive.
A KSA model of behavioral intervention for enhancing PAP therapy adherence was well received by participants. Future research will assess the impact of this intervention on adherence as measured by objective indicators.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Soldiers' Perception of a Behavioral Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Adherence in a Military Treatment Facility
- Creators
- Juliana S Ee - Department of Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, NC, 28310, USAChristopher K Pham - University of Iowa, Ophthalmology and Visual SciencesDavid P Shaha - University of Iowa, NeurologyMary C Rogers - Department of Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, NC, 28310, USAGregory S Cacace - Department of Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, NC, 28310, USACharles W Mounts - Department of Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, NC, 28310, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Military medicine, Vol.186(Suppl 1), pp.239-245
- DOI
- 10.1093/milmed/usaa306
- PMID
- 33499498
- NLM abbreviation
- Mil Med
- ISSN
- 0026-4075
- eISSN
- 1930-613X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/25/2021
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Record Identifier
- 9984129301702771
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