“…Qualitative methods using in-depth interviews, or focus groups, complement existing empirical research that has investigated these factors and add a more in-depth and personal perspective to important issues surrounding CPAP adherence. However, few studies have investigated factors associated with CPAP treatment from the patients’ and, as importantly, their partners’ perspectives (Almeida et al, 2012; Brostrom et al, 2010; Sawyer, Deatrick, Juna, & Weaver, 2010; Willman, Igelstrom, Martin, & Asenlof, 2012). In a qualitative study, partners of OSA patients were interviewed to understand their perceptions of the nature and severity of OSA and the effectiveness of OSA treatment and how their experiences of OSA influenced subsequent help-seeking behavior (Henry & Rosenthal, 2013).…”