CPAP compliance evidence: what the data shows about who sticks with therapy

CPAP compliance evidence: what the data shows about who sticks with therapy

 A CPAP prescription written is not a CPAP therapy delivered. Between the prescription and the clinical benefit sits a long, thin corridor called adherence, and the published data on how many patients successfully walk through that corridor is sobering. This article summarises the compliance evidence base — how the 4 hours per night, 70% of

CPAP adherence: the 4-hour threshold, what drives it, and Indian reality

CPAP adherence: the 4-hour threshold, what drives it, and Indian reality

Every CPAP user eventually encounters the number: 4 hours a night, on at least 70% of nights, over a rolling 30-day window. That is the compliance threshold used by insurance schemes internationally, by sleep-medicine quality registries, and — where follow-up happens at all — by clinicians assessing whether to continue, modify, or discontinue CPAP therapy.