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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Clin. 2014 Jun 1;9(2):219–234. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2014.02.003

Table 3.

Most frequently endorsed barriers to CPAP reported on the ABCQ

Parent-Report Item (% Agree/Strongly Agree) Child-Report Item (% Agree/Strongly Agree)
Does not use when away from home 45.1 Does not use when away from home 47.0
Child not feeling well 44.0 Just want to forget about OSAS 43.1
Forgets 39.2 Not feeling well 42.0
Child does not feel like using CPAP 30.0 Forgets 39.2
Child just wants to forget about OSAS 23.6 No one helps to use CPAP at night 31.4
Child embarrassed about using CPAP 22.0 Embarrassed about using CPAP 29.4

Abbreviations: ABCQ, adherence barriers to CPAP questionnaire; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; OSAS, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Adapted from Simon SL, Duncan CL, Janicke DM, et al. Barriers to treatment of paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea: development of the adherence barriers to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) questionnaire. Sleep Med 2012;13(2):172–7; with permission.