en Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine مقاله پژوهشی Original Research Article <span style="font-size:10pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="background:#2d7f8f"><span style="color:white">Background & Objective:</span></span></span></b><span style="color:black"> One of the most common breathing disorders during sleep is Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).The aim of this study was </span>&nbsp;<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt">to evaluate the effect of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) training complications on the follow-up of the polysomnography test response, the purchase of the CPAP, and its use in patients with OSA.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b>&nbsp;</b><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="background:#2d7f8f"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:white"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">We investigated 60 patients with </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">OSA</span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"> who were referred to </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Ibn Sina Hospital in Mashhad (Iran) for a polysomnography test in 2023. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Eligible patients were divided into two groups; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">the intervention group underwent a 2-hour training session individually about OSA, its consequences, and complications by an expert psychologist. One month after intervention and the prescription of the CPAP by the doctor, the patients were compared in terms of the purchase rate of the CPAP machine, using a CPAP, and the follow-up rate of polysomnography response. However, no special training class was held for the control group; only CPAP was prescribed.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="background:#2d7f8f"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:white">Results: </span></span></span></span></b><b>&nbsp;</b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">The mean (&plusmn;SD) age was 45.83 (&plusmn;12.03) vs. 45.50 (&plusmn;13.52) years in the two groups, respectively.</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"> The number (%) of men was 18 (60) vs. 13 (43.3), </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">respectively. After the intervention, </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">the follow-up rate of polysomnography response (66.7 vs. 36.7), purchase of CPAP machine (33.3 vs. 6.7%), and its use (26.7 vs. 6.7) were significantly higher in the intervention group compared to the control group<span style="color:black"> (P<0.05).</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="background:#2d7f8f"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:white">Conclusion: </span></span></span></span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Educational intervention can increase the follow-up rate of polysomnography response, purchase of the CPAP, and its use in OSA patients</span></span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <br> &nbsp; Sleep apnea, Polysomnography, Psychoeducation, CPAP 253 259 http://journal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-6906-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Rangani Rangani202@gmial.com 5200319475328460089451 5200319475328460089451 No Division of Sleep Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Seyed Kaveh Hojjat S.kavehhojjat1@gmail.com 5200319475328460089452 5200319475328460089452 Yes Division of Sleep Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Mahnaz Amini Aminim@mums.ac.ir 5200319475328460089453 5200319475328460089453 No Division of Sleep Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Lahya Afshari Saleh Afshari_Salehl06@yahoo.com 5200319475328460089454 5200319475328460089454 No Division of Sleep Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Masoud Mohammadzade Masoudm39@yahoo.com.com 5200319475328460089455 5200319475328460089455 No Division of Sleep Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Faezeh Yazdani Yazdanif2020@gmail.com 5200319475328460089456 5200319475328460089456 No Division of Sleep Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran