The dose-response relationship between CPAP adherence and the daily performance in subjects with OSA

Poster Session - 2-E2: Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep 1: abstract PS379This journal suppl. entitled: Special Issue: Abstracts of the 18th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology ... 2013BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects our daily functional and cognitive performance. Continuous Positive Airway pressure (CPAP) treatment may improve our symptoms and quality of life to different extents. This study investigated the relationships between CPAP adherence and daytime sleepiness, quality of life, emotion, and adherence-related cognition in subjects with OSA, after 1 year of CPAP use. METHODS: Subjects who were newly diagnosed of OSA and CPAP therapy navie were recruited. Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), Calgary sleep apnea quality of life index (SAQLI), Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS21), and Self-efficacy measure for sleep apnea questionnaire (SEMSA), were …link_to_OA_fulltex

Developing local association network based IoT solutions for body parts tagging and tracking

Traditional Internet is commonly wired with machine to machine persistent connections. Evolving towards mobile and wireless pervasive networks, Internet has to entertain dynamic, transient, and changing interconnections. The vision of the Internet of Things furthers technology development by creating an interactive environment where smart objects are connected and can sense and react to the environment. Adopting such an innovative technology often requires extensive intelligence research. A major value indicator is how the potentials of RFID can translate into actions to improve business operational efficiency (Luo et al., 2008). In this paper, the authors will introduce a local association network with a coordinated P2P message delivery mechanism to develop Internet of Things based solutions body parts tagging and tracking. On site testing and performance evaluation validate the proposed approach. User feedback strengthens the belief that the proposed approach would help facilitate the technology adoption in body parts tagging and tracking