Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Tailored Peer-Based Sleep Health Education and Social Support Among Blacks With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Brief Summary: The primary purpose of this study is to ascertain the effectiveness of tailored, peer based sleep health education and social support in increasing adherence rates to recommended Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) evaluation and treatment among blacks at risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* self-reported race/ethnic minority
* ages ≥18 years
* accessible by telephone
* consent to participate, which includes permission to release medical record information
* A positive screening for OSA is necessary to be enrolled in the intervention protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

* are involved in another sleep study.
* are unable to understand and sign this informed consent form.
* know someone who is participating in this study.
* had a heart attack or stroke within the past 12 weeks.
* do not identify yourself as a racial/ethnic minority.
* are pregnant.
* Refuse to use the ARESTM home sleep test device.
* Refuse to use the WatchPATTM home sleep test device.
* are not at risk for sleep apnea.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Refractory hypertensive patients with moderate-to-severe OSA, aged between 30 to 65 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Aortic, heart and valve diseases
* Renal failure
* Other identifiable causes of hypertension, no adherence, use of cocaine, amphetamines, other illicit drugs, sympathomimetics (decongestants, anorectics), oral contraceptive hormones, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Men and women ≥ 65 years old.
2. Patients diagnosed with OSA with an apnea-hypopnea index per hour \>30.
3. Patients with an Epworth Sleep Scale score ≤ 12 (without excessive daytime sleepiness).
4. Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with severe chronic diseases: cardiovascular or pulmonary, neurological (stroke, epilepsy, head injury...) or psychiatric.
2. Any current significant systemic illness or unstable medical condition that could lead to difficulty in complying with the protocol or may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the conclusions.
3. Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) \<24.
4. Any MRI exclusions - presence of aneurysm clips, pacemakers, mechanic heart valves, ear implants, metal fragments or foreign objects in the eyes, skin or body.
5. Previous CPAP treatment.
6. Psycho-physical inability to complete questionnaires. Inadequate visual and auditory acuity will be excluded.
7. Presence of any previously diagnosed sleep disorders: narcolepsy, insomnia, chronic sleep deprivation, REM behavior disorder and restless leg syndrome.
8. Patients with \> 50% of central apneas or the presence of Cheyne-Stokes Respiration.
9. History of alcohol abuse or dependence.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Body Mass Index \<35 kg/m2
* Systolic Blood Pressure \>=140 mmHg and/or Diastolic Blood Pressure \>=95 mmHg
* No known clinical disease except hypertension
* No cardiovascular medication
* Apnea-Hypopnea Index \< 5/h (no OSA), or Apnea Hypopnea Index \>=15/h (OSA)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Manifest diabetes, liver- or kidney disease Signs of atrial fibrillation or former myocardial infarction at electrocardiogram

Answer: A