Background
obstructions of the upper airway, oxygen desaturation, OSA, daytime sleepiness, cognitive problems
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Many people worldwide meet the minimal diagnostic criteria for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is characterized by repeated obstructions of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in sleep fragmentation leading to daytime sleepiness and oxygen desaturation. Both sleep fragmentation and oxygen desaturation often go unnoticed by patients but are related to many medical, psychological, and cognitive problems [Qualitative studies suggest that patients with OSA are more likely to engage with CPAP if they have an understanding of how OSA may impact their health and quality of life and how CPAP works to mitigate health risks [In addition to providing education and feedback content personalized based on personal data (hereafter referred to as personalized education and feedback), health-related information can be delivered in a tailored style based on an assessment of the psychological parameters that are likely to influence how the receiver processes the information. Adopting a tailored style approach to delivering education and patient feedback has been shown to promote behavior change in a variety of therapeutic areas [