Lower socioeconomic status and co-morbid conditions are associated with reduced continuous positive airway pressure adherence among older adult medicare beneficiaries with obstructive sleep apnea

Study Objectives To examine rates of adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy among a representative sample of older adult Medicare beneficiaries with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to identify demographic and health-related factors associated with CPAP adherence. Methods Using a 5% sample of Medicare claims data, we utilized Medicare policy and CPAP machine charges as a proxy for CPAP adherence. A cumulative logit...