This study evaluates the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial that tests a patient decision aid for obstructive sleep apnea in older adults with newly-diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea treated in an outpatient sleep clinic. Half of the participants will use a patient decision aid, while the other half will receive general information about sleep.
Patient decision aids are one strategy for helping older adults make informed decisions about treatments. Patient decision aids improve patients' knowledge about therapies and encourage them to actively weigh the risks and benefits of each therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
36
Web-based patient decision aid plus a paper workbook.
Web-based information about sleep plus a paper workbook
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Recruitment rates
The investigators will measure recruitment rates for our recruitment strategies
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Enrollment rates
The investigators will measure enrollment rates
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
The length of time for completing the intervention session
The investigators will measure the length of time for completing the intervention session
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
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