Evaluating the effect of an educational intervention on the adherence rate to sleep study: A multi-centered stratified randomized controlled trial

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 1; p. e0244496
• Main Authors: Aalaei, Shokoufeh, Amini, Mahnaz, Rezaeitalab, Fariborz, Asadpour, Hadi, Tabesh, Hamed, Khoshrounejad, Farnaz, Eslami, Saeid, Afshari Saleh, Lahya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.01.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Apnea; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diagnosis; Diagnostic systems; Education; Evaluation; Female; Health informatics; Health risks; Humans; Intervention; Male; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Medicine, Experimental; Methods; Middle Aged; Patient compliance; Patient Compliance - psychology; Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data; Patient education; Patient Education as Topic; Patients; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Physicians; Polysomnography; Research and Analysis Methods; Sleep; Sleep apnea; Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep disorders; Iran

An appropriate diagnosis and effective treatment of sleep apnea can improve the associated quality of care and reduce morbidities. The study aims to develop and evaluate an educational intervention tailored to patients' needs in order to increase the rate of patients' adherence to physicia...