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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Rev. 2020 Feb 8;51:101273. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101273

Table 4.

Factors influencing PAP use

Avis et al. (2019) [53] DiFeo et al. (2012) [22] Hawkins et al. (2016) [40] Kang et al. (2019) [12] Lynch et al. (2019) [13] Machaalani et al. (2017) [14] Marcus et al. (2006) [29] Macrcus et al. (2012) [21] Nathan et al. (2013) [58] Nixon et al. (2011) [59] O’Donnell et al. (2006) [18] Puri et al. (2016) [24] Ramirez et al. (2013) [45] Simon et al. (2012) [19] Uong et al. (2007) [31] Xanthopoulos et al. (2017) [20]
Patient Characteristics

 Age * * NS * NS NS NS NS NS * * NS NS

 Sex NS NS * NS NS NS * NS NS NS NS

 Race/Ethnicity NS * NS NS NS NS

 BMI NS NS * NS NS NS

 Developmental delay NS * * NS NS

 Comorbidities * NS NS

Technological Device Factors

 Device pressure NS NS NS NS

 Mask type * NS NS

 Device type NS * NS NS NS

 Unintentional leaks NS

 Device brand NS

Disease

 Severity NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS *

 Side effects/
symptoms
NS NS NS NS NS

 Duration of PAP
use
NS NS NS *

Family/Socioeconomic Status

 Parent on PAP *

 Insurance status NS

 Household income NS * NS

 SES NS

 Maternal education * NS

Other

Titration prior to 6 mo *

Self-efficacy CG Self
 CG *
 Self NS

Caregiver concern** *

Greater barriers to treatment *

Change in PAP pressure *

Monetary assistance from social work dept in purchasing machine *

Notes.

*

=significant (p < 0.05); NS= non-significant;

**

= based on OSA-18 questionnaire.

Body mass index (BMI), caregiver (CG), department (dept), positive airway pressure (PAP), socioeconomic status (SES).