# Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Couples-Based Treatment to Improve CPAP Adherence and Sleep Health Among Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Increased Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

> **NIH NIH R21** · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · 2021 · $90,525

## Abstract

PROJECT ABSTRACT
This diversity supplement is based on the parent grant (R21AG067183) “A novel couples-based sleep health
intervention for older adults with obstructive sleep apnea: Implications for Alzheimer’s disease and healthy
aging”. In the parent grant, we seek to develop and test a novel couples-based treatment to improve sleep
health in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and their partners. Through this supplement, we extend
the development of our intervention to couples with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and OSA. The proposed
supplement continues and extends the aims of the parent grant by leveraging the existing treatment
development processes and recruiting patients from existing trials of the study collaborators. It offers an ideal
opportunity for training in conduct of cognitive and sleep assessments, qualitative and quantitative data
collection and studies of cognitive disorders. Further, this project will advance the career development of a
promising master’s degree student who has aspirations to continue to a PhD program in public health to study
aging, health equity and healthcare system factors.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10339141
- **Project number:** 3R21AG067183-01A1S1
- **Recipient organization:** UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
- **Principal Investigator:** Kelly Glazer Baron
- **Activity code:** R21 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $90,525
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-09-15 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10339141

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10339141, Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Couples-Based Treatment to Improve CPAP Adherence and Sleep Health Among Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Increased Risk for Alzheimer's Disease (3R21AG067183-01A1S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10339141. Licensed CC0.

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