TY - JOUR T1 - Something is changing in adherence to CPAP therapy: real world data after 1 year of treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01419-2019 SP - 1901419 AU - Elisa Morrone AU - Andrea Giordano AU - Sonia Carli AU - Dina Visca AU - Fabio Rossato AU - Massimo Godio AU - Elena Paracchini AU - Sabrina Rossi AU - Bruno Balbi AU - Carlo Sacco AU - Alberto Braghiroli Y1 - 2019/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2019/11/13/13993003.01419-2019.abstract N2 - Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is a common sleep disorder, affecting at least 24% of male and 9% of female population [1]. Despite progresses in alternative treatment options, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is still the first-line treatment in moderate to severe OSA. The effectiveness of CPAP treatment is proportional to the usage: the greater the number of hours of CPAP use per night the greater the improvement in OSA symptoms, daytime sleepiness, quality of life, sleep architecture and blood pressure. Adherence to treatment, however, is the crucial issue: in many case series more than 50% of patients with OSA had interrupted treatment 1 year after the prescription [2].FootnotesThis manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the European Respiratory Journal. It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJ online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article.Conflict of interest: Elisa MorroneConflict of interest: Dr. GIORDANO has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Sonia CarliConflict of interest: Dina ViscaConflict of interest: Fabio RossatoConflict of interest: Massimo GodioConflict of interest: Elena ParacchiniConflict of interest: Sabrina RossiConflict of interest: Bruno BalbiConflict of interest: Carlo SaccoConflict of interest: Alberto Braghiroli ER -