Mood Predicts Response to Placebo CPAP

Study Objectives. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is efficacious for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but recent studies with placebo CPAP (CPAP administered at subtherapeutic pressure) have revealed nonspecific (or placebo) responses to CPAP treatment. This study examined...

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Main Authors: Carl J. Stepnowsky, Wei-Chung Mao, Wayne A. Bardwell, José S. Loredo, Joel E. Dimsdale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Sleep Disorders
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/404196