Early CPAP Use Identififies Subsequent Adherence to CPAP Therapy.

To study the sleep quality of bed partners of persons with sleep disordered breathing in a non-clinical population based sample in a home environment.

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been noted commonly in hemodialysis (HD) patients but it is not known whether this is related directly to the treatment of kidney failure with HD or to the higher prevalence of obesity and older age.