Improving Older Adults' Decision Making for OSAT

Improving Older Adults' Decision Making for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment (Phase 3)

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.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age >= 60 years
2. diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea on a sleep study
3. able to read English-language newspaper text (if needed, using contact lens/glasses)
4. able to write words in a paper booklet
5. scheduled for a sleep clinic appointment with a UCLA sleep provider
6. able to attend a sleep educational session prior to sleep clinic appointment

Exclusion Criteria:

1. unable to provide informed consent
2. dementia
3. mild cognitive impairment diagnosis or Mini-Cog score < 3
4. treated for obstructive sleep apnea for > 30 days prior to scheduled sleep education intervention
5. severe physical or mental illness (e.g., hospitalized within past 7 days prior to scheduled sleep education intervention, substance abuse within 90 days of sleep education intervention)