Physical activity and sedentary behaviour among patients with obstructive sleep apnoea in South Africa

MSc candidate: Batsheva Brand

Given the promising evidence base for the role of exercise as an adjunct therapy for OSA patients, we would ultimately like to design and implement an exercise intervention as an adjunct therapy for OSA patients, particularly in the public healthcare setting in South Africa where access to CPAP therapy is constrained. Given the paucity of data for patients with OSA in South Africa, we propose the current formative study to first describe OSA severity, CMD risk and habitual physical activity levels among individuals with OSA. In future, we will build on these data to explore the efficacy of exercise interventions as an adjunct therapy for OSA patients.