Cognition After OSA Treatment Among Native American People (CATNAP)
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Brief Summary
This research project will develop and implement a motivational interviewing and electronic messaging intervention to address obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence, and risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in American Indians. The project will work with American Indian Elders, aged 50 years and older, from three Northern Plains Reservations and surrounding communities. A total of 300 American Indian elders with a confirmed OSA diagnosis and prescribed PAP therapy will be randomized to receive usual care consisting of PAP therapy alone (control condition) or usual care plus the culturally informed CATNAP MI component (intervention condition).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 50 years and older * Self report American Indian or Alaskan Native * diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea * prescribed PAP therapy and have a device * \*Ability to understand written and spoken English; and * \*Ability and willingness to follow all study protocols. Exclusion Criteria: * Living in a household with someone who is enrolled in the study * Already using PAP device at Medicaid recommended standards * Cognitive decline, unable to consent on their own