The effect of continuous positive airway pressure usage on sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea: real effects or expectation of benefit?

RATIONALE: Placebo responses are complex psychobiological phenomena and often involve patient expectation of benefit. With continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea, greater hours of CPAP use are associated with reduced sleepiness. However, these open-label st...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Crawford, MR, Bartlett, D, Coughlin, SR, Phillips, C, Neill, A, Espie, C, Dungan, G, Wilding, J, Calverley, P, Grunstein, R, Marshall, N
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2012