TABLE 2.

Change of activities during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with prior to the pandemic

	Prior	During
Sleep apnoea diagnostic procedures
Polysomnography in lab	92.5	20.0
Polygraphy at home	87.5	32.5
Telemedicine-based	30.0	27.5
CPAP treatment start procedures
In-lab titration	90.0	17.5
Ambulatory titration	55.0	22.5#
Telemedicine-based APAP titration	32.5	32.5
Regularly use telemedicine n	6	4
Bi-level PAP treatment start procedures
In-lab titration	87.5	17.5
Ambulatory titration	40.0	17.5
Telemedicine-based titration	20.0	12.5
Regularly use telemedicine n	4	3
Follow-up routines for PAP treatment
In-lab follow-up	82.5	7.5
Ambulatory titration	92.5	17.5#
Distance follow-up
Phone calls	70	75.0
Telemonitoring	50.0	57.5
Regularly use telemonitoring n	7	12
Started telemonitoring n		8
Stopped telemonitoring n		4

Data are presented as %, unless otherwise stated. All questions asked whether activities were performed regularly or rarely. CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; APAP: automatic positive airway pressure; PAP: positive airway pressure. ^#: all rarely.