Comparison of per protocol staff time per patient in the first 4 weeks of CPAP treatment
| Staff time/patient (minutes) | Manual (n=71) | Laboratory APAP (n=74) | Home APAP (n=74) | p Value |
| Technologist | ||||
| Education | 46.4±7.6 | 42.6±6.0 | 47.8±7.4 | 0.4 |
| Titration | 142.0±49 | 35.2±22 | N/A | <0.001 |
| Titration study PSG scoring | 43.6±8.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Titration morning | 10.1±6.8* | 11.0±8.3† | 14.0±9.1* † | 0.02 |
| Follow-up clinics | 36.9±24.7 | 35.1±23.3 | 31.8±21.8 | 0.4 |
| Phone calls | 1.9±4.9 | 2.3±4.9 | 0.7±2.6 | 0.2 |
| Physician | ||||
| Titration study reporting | 12.7±4.9‡ | 1.8±6.7‡ | 1.3±4.5‡ | <0.001 |
| Follow-up clinics | 13.1±11.3 | 12.8±9.6 | 10.1±9.4 | 0.15 |
Phone calls, 60% consecutive sample; titration night, 60% consecutive sample; titration PSG study scoring, 40% sample; titration morning includes time to download data from device (APAP groups).
↵* Post hoc, LSD: p=0.01.
↵† Post hoc, LSD: p=0.04.
↵‡ Post hoc, Tamhane: p<0.001.
APAP, automatic positive airway pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; LSD, least significant difference; N/A, not applicable; PSG, polysmonography.