6. BEH Study characteristics.
| Study | Studies employing Behavioural Intervention | Control | Study duration (weeks) | ||
| Increased support and reinforcement components (if applicable) | Increased educational components (if applicable) | Behavioural therapy | |||
| Aloia 2001 | Elements of education on consequences of OSA and efficacy of CPAP | 2 x 45‐minute sessions of CBT interventions | 2 x 45‐minute sessions on sleep architecture and sleep clinic | 12 | |
| Aloia 2013 | 2 x 45‐minute sessions of MET, one booster phone call | Usual care | 52 | ||
| Bakker 2016 | Eight ‐ hour in person MET session | Usual care | 52 | ||
| Dantas 2015 | 1 x 10‐minute MET session | Usual care | 8 | ||
| Diaferia 2017 | Thirty‐six myofunctional therapy sessions | Usual care | 36 | ||
| Lai 2014 | One brief MET session (video and patient interview), followed by a follow‐up phone call | Usual Care | 12 | ||
| Olsen 2012 | 45‐Minute individual education session | Three 30‐minute sessions of MET | 45‐Minute educational session + usual care | 52 | |
| Scala 2012 | 3 interactive sessions, video with discussion, focus group and role play, respectively 1, 2 and 3 months after receiving the CPAP device. | Usual Care | 52 | ||
| Smith 2009 | Audiotaped music and softly spoken directions on relaxation techniques and habit‐promoting instructions for using CPAP nightly. Information packet,including CPAP use reminder placard, handouts on benefits of CPAP adherence and health consequences of poor compliance, 4‐week diary for recording experience with CPAP | Audiotaped music with softly spoken information on vitamins, informational packet on vitamins and health. | 12 | ||
| Sparrow 2010 | Automated telephone‐linked communication system designed around the concept of Motivational Interviewing, which allowed one to assess and enhance CPAP compliance | Education on unrelated health topics via automated telephone‐linked communication system | 52 | ||
| Wang 2012 | One night of CPAP titration in the hospital | 12 x 40‐minute group PMR practice sessions over 12 weeks, one per week. Self‐practice of PMR before each CPAP treatment. Brochure and CD with a guide for PMR practice at home. | Usual care | 12 | |
Abbreviations:
CBT: Cognitive behavioural therapy; CPAP: continuous positive air pressure; MET: Motivational Enhancement Therapy;OSA: obstructive sleep apnoea; PMR: progressive muscle relaxation;