Table 2.
| Demographic characteristics of the focus group participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 14)1 | Partners (n = 11)1 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 55.6 (10.3) | 53.5 (16.6) |
| Gender, n (%) male | 9 (64%) | 3 (27.2%) |
| Race, n (%) | ||
| Caucasian | 10 (71.4%) | 8 (72.7%) |
| African-American | 4 (28.6%) | 3 (27.3%) |
| Marital Status, n (%) | ||
| Married | 10 (71.4%) | |
| Living with significant other | 4 (28.6 %) | |
| Education, n (%) | ||
| Less than HS or HS/GED | 4 (28.6%) | 4 (36.4%) |
| Some college or college degree | 5 (35.7%) | 6 (54.5%) |
| Graduate degree | 5 (35.7%) | 1 (9.1%) |
| Self-reported comorbidities, n (%) | ||
| Hypertension | 5 (35.7%) | 3 (27.3%) |
| Coronary heart disease | 1 (7.1%) | 2 (18.2%) |
| Diabetes | 4 (28.6%) | 2 (18.2%) |
| Asthma | 1 (7.1%) | 2 (18.2%) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 2 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Stroke | 0 (0%) | 1 (9.1%) |
| Participants’ sleep quality since CPAP initiation, n (%) | ||
| Very good | 4 (28.6%) | 5 (45.5%) |
| Fairly good | 7 (50%) | 5 (45.5%) |
| Fairly bad | 2 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Very bad | 1 (7.1%) | 1 (9.1%) |
| Self-reported sleep apnea severity, n (%) | ||
| Mild | 4 (28.6%) | |
| Moderate | 7 (50%) | |
| Severe | 3 (21.4%) | |
| Self-reported Average CPAP usage, n (%) | ||
| Don't use | 1 (7.1%) | |
| 1-3 hours/night | 1 (7.1%) | |
| 4 hours/night | 1 (7.1%) | |
| 5 hours/night | 4 (28.6%) | |
| 6 hours/night | 5 (35.7%) | |
| 7 or more hours/night | 2 (14.3%) | |
| Affected by patient's CPAP, n (%) | ||
| Positive | 7 (63.6%) | |
| Negative | 2 (18.2%) | |
| Neither | 2 (18.2%) | |
1
Demographic data unavailable for 1 patient and 1 spouse.