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Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Rev. 2011 Jun 8;15(6):343–356. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.01.003

Table 2.

Typologies of Adherent and Nonadherent CPAP^* Users

Adherent CPAP User	Nonadherent CPAP User
Define risks associated with OSA^*	Unable to define risks associated with OSA
Identify outcome expectations from outset	Describe few outcomes expectations
Have fewer barriers than facilitators	Do not recognize own symptoms
Facilitators less important later with treatment use	Describe barriers as more influential on CPAP use than facilitators
Develop and define goals and reasons for CPAP use	Facilitators of treatment absent or unrecognized
Describe positive belief in ability to use CPAP even with potential or experienced difficulties	Describe low belief in ability to use CPAP
Proximate social influences prominent in decisions to pursue diagnosis and treatment	Describe early negative experiences with CPAP, reinforcing low belief in ability to use CPAP
	Unable to identify positive responses to CPAP during early treatment

CPAP – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; OSA – Obstructive Sleep Apnea

From Sawyer A, Deatrick JA, Kuna ST, Weaver TE. Differences in perceptions of the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure therapy among adherers and nonadherers. Qualitative Health Research 2010; 20: 873–92.