Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, yet it remains undiagnosed in a large proportion of adults.Objective This study aims to investigate the status of patient delay and provider delay in OSA patients and examine related factors affecting pati...

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Main Authors: Hui Zhang, Chunguang Liang, Xin Zhang, Haitao Yu, Xiangru Yan, Liying Wang, Tong Tong, Huiying Zhang, Hongliang Dai, Huijuan Tong
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2022.2132417
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author Hui Zhang
Chunguang Liang
Xin Zhang
Haitao Yu
Xiangru Yan
Liying Wang
Tong Tong
Huiying Zhang
Hongliang Dai
Huijuan Tong
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Chunguang Liang
Xin Zhang
Haitao Yu
Xiangru Yan
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Tong Tong
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Hongliang Dai
Huijuan Tong
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description Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, yet it remains undiagnosed in a large proportion of adults.Objective This study aims to investigate the status of patient delay and provider delay in OSA patients and examine related factors affecting patient delay in OSA individuals in China.Methods A cross-sectional design was conducted on a sample of 309 OSA patients (aged from 18 to 76, median age of 47 years, 84.8% male) in Northeast China. Participants were required to complete the sociodemographic questionnaire, the symptom characteristics questionnaire, the help-seeking attitude scale (HSAS), the social support rating scale and the chronic disease self-efficacy scales (CDSES) to test the hypothesis. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore factors that account for the patient delay.Results The median patient delay among OAS patients in this study was 22 months, the median provider delay was one month, and the median total delay was 26 months. As shown by multivariate analysis results, patients who have snored for over 6 years (OR = 3.377, 95%CI: 1.175–9.702) were more likely to experience prolonged patient delays. Per capita monthly family income above 3000 RMB (OR = 0.172, 95%CI: 0.052–0.571), taking up residence in cities or towns (OR = 0.484, 95%CI: 0.248–0.946), higher self-recognition of the disease (OR = 0.793, 95%CI: 0.647–0.972), higher objective support (OR = 0.825, 95%CI: 0.739–0.921) and stronger self-efficacy (OR = 0.674, 95%CI: 0.525–0.867) were significantly associated with shorter patient delays.Conclusion Patient delay is common in Chinese OSA patients. The upstream factors affecting the patient delay in individuals with OSA include income, place of residence, and objective support; midstream factors include self-recognition of the disease and self-efficacy; downstream factors include years of snoring.KEY MESSAGESDespite being a high-prevalence disease, many obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients are not clearly diagnosed and treated.The factors affecting the delay in seeking medical treatment in individuals with OSA included income, place of residence, objective support, self-recognition of the disease, self-efficacy and years of snoring.Investigations into OSA patients’ care-seeking behaviours can better reflect the secondary prevention of OSA, and it is crucial to pay attention to the delayed phase of patients.
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spelling doaj.art-1868ee36c2f740fbaf60a923688144f22022-12-22T03:33:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAnnals of Medicine0785-38901365-20602022-12-015412828284010.1080/07853890.2022.2132417Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated modelHui Zhang0Chunguang Liang1Xin Zhang2Haitao Yu3Xiangru Yan4Liying Wang5Tong Tong6Huiying Zhang7Hongliang Dai8Huijuan Tong9School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, PR ChinaSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, PR ChinaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, PR ChinaSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, PR ChinaSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, PR ChinaSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, PR ChinaSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, PR ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, PR ChinaSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, PR ChinaDepartment of Nursing, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, PR ChinaBackground Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, yet it remains undiagnosed in a large proportion of adults.Objective This study aims to investigate the status of patient delay and provider delay in OSA patients and examine related factors affecting patient delay in OSA individuals in China.Methods A cross-sectional design was conducted on a sample of 309 OSA patients (aged from 18 to 76, median age of 47 years, 84.8% male) in Northeast China. Participants were required to complete the sociodemographic questionnaire, the symptom characteristics questionnaire, the help-seeking attitude scale (HSAS), the social support rating scale and the chronic disease self-efficacy scales (CDSES) to test the hypothesis. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore factors that account for the patient delay.Results The median patient delay among OAS patients in this study was 22 months, the median provider delay was one month, and the median total delay was 26 months. As shown by multivariate analysis results, patients who have snored for over 6 years (OR = 3.377, 95%CI: 1.175–9.702) were more likely to experience prolonged patient delays. Per capita monthly family income above 3000 RMB (OR = 0.172, 95%CI: 0.052–0.571), taking up residence in cities or towns (OR = 0.484, 95%CI: 0.248–0.946), higher self-recognition of the disease (OR = 0.793, 95%CI: 0.647–0.972), higher objective support (OR = 0.825, 95%CI: 0.739–0.921) and stronger self-efficacy (OR = 0.674, 95%CI: 0.525–0.867) were significantly associated with shorter patient delays.Conclusion Patient delay is common in Chinese OSA patients. The upstream factors affecting the patient delay in individuals with OSA include income, place of residence, and objective support; midstream factors include self-recognition of the disease and self-efficacy; downstream factors include years of snoring.KEY MESSAGESDespite being a high-prevalence disease, many obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients are not clearly diagnosed and treated.The factors affecting the delay in seeking medical treatment in individuals with OSA included income, place of residence, objective support, self-recognition of the disease, self-efficacy and years of snoring.Investigations into OSA patients’ care-seeking behaviours can better reflect the secondary prevention of OSA, and it is crucial to pay attention to the delayed phase of patients.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2022.2132417Health ecological modeltheory of planned behavioursleep disorderpatient delay
spellingShingle Hui Zhang
Chunguang Liang
Xin Zhang
Haitao Yu
Xiangru Yan
Liying Wang
Tong Tong
Huiying Zhang
Hongliang Dai
Huijuan Tong
Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model
Annals of Medicine
Health ecological model
theory of planned behaviour
sleep disorder
patient delay
title Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model
title_full Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model
title_fullStr Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model
title_short Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model
title_sort factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea a study based on an integrated model
topic Health ecological model
theory of planned behaviour
sleep disorder
patient delay
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2022.2132417
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