Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Couples-Based Treatment to Improve CPAP Adherence and Sleep Health Among Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Increased Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

项目摘要 这种多样性补充是基于父母补助金（R21AG067183）“一种新的夫妇为基础的睡眠健康 对老年阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征患者的干预：对阿尔茨海默病和健康的影响 老化”。在父母补助金中，我们寻求开发和测试一种新颖的基于夫妇的治疗方法，以改善睡眠 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）患者及其伴侣的健康状况。通过这一补充，我们 我们对患有轻度认知障碍（MCI）和OSA的夫妇进行干预的进展。拟议 补助金继续并通过利用现有的待遇来扩大父母补助金的目标， 开发过程和从研究合作者的现有试验中招募患者。它提供了一个理想的 培训认知和睡眠评估、定性和定量数据的机会 认知障碍的收集和研究。此外，该项目还将促进一名 一个有前途的硕士学位学生，他有愿望继续攻读公共卫生博士学位， 老龄化、健康公平和医疗保健系统因素。

PROJECT ABSTRACT This diversity supplement is based on the parent grant (R21AG067183) “A novel couples-based sleep health intervention for older adults with obstructive sleep apnea: Implications for Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging”. In the parent grant, we seek to develop and test a novel couples-based treatment to improve sleep health in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and their partners. Through this supplement, we extend the development of our intervention to couples with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and OSA. The proposed supplement continues and extends the aims of the parent grant by leveraging the existing treatment development processes and recruiting patients from existing trials of the study collaborators. It offers an ideal opportunity for training in conduct of cognitive and sleep assessments, qualitative and quantitative data collection and studies of cognitive disorders. Further, this project will advance the career development of a promising master’s degree student who has aspirations to continue to a PhD program in public health to study aging, health equity and healthcare system factors.