title: [Importance of the emotional dimension when providing information to patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To promote adaptation to treatment with continuous positive airway pressure, an information document was developed for people starting their treatment with continuous positive airway pressure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven patients with obstructive sleep apnea took part in a focus group. This allowed the identification both of useful information and the best way that this information could be presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The key specific information objectives and the best emotional register to use were as follows: (1) develop awareness about the physiological mechanisms and consequences that can occur from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, using formulations arousing fear, (2) enable the recognition of the symptoms, risk factors and chronicity of this syndrome, (3) reassure and motivate the patient about treatment with continuous positive airway pressure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To promote adaptation to positive airway pressure in early care, combining different emotional tones is preferable, mixing both fear and reassurance.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire interuniversitaire de psychologie : personnalité, cognition, changement social (LIP/PC2S), axe « risque et accompagnement au changement », université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France. Electronic address: julie.bros@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bros
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire interuniversitaire de psychologie : personnalité, cognition, changement social (LIP/PC2S), axe « risque et accompagnement au changement », université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Poulet
authors.affiliation: AGIR à dom. Assistance, 38400 Meylan, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deschaux
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire interuniversitaire de psychologie : personnalité, cognition, changement social (LIP/PC2S), axe « risque et accompagnement au changement », université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Charavel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D030881:Disclosure; D004644:Emotions; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Emotion; Health education; Health information; Information en santé; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Syndrome d’apnées obstructives du sommeil; Éducation pour la santé; Émotion