118
Participants
Start Date
November 30, 2011
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2014
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2014
Tailored
Individualized on critical indicator (Self-efficacy measure in Sleep Apnea) measured at each intervention delivery period (pre-diagnosis, immediately post-diagnosis, post-CPAP titration, and during week 1 of home CPAP treatment. Intervention components include patient education, preparatory skills training, modification of inaccurate/unrealistic cognitive perceptions of risk, outcome expectations, and treatment self-efficacy
Usual care
Usual care comparison group will proceed from initial clinical evaluation for OSA, diagnosis by polysomnography, CPAP titration polysomnography, and home CPAP treatment initiation as per current standard of care
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
NIH
ANF
UNKNOWN
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
OTHER