FACTORS INFLUENCING THE COMPLIANCE OF PATIENTS USING OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS FOR LONG-TERM HOME OXYGEN-THERAPY

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WALSHAW, MJ [1 ]
LIM, R [1 ]
EVANS, CC [1 ]
HIND, CRK [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LIVERPOOL,ROYAL LIVERPOOL HOSP,DEPT MED,LIVERPOOL L7 8XP,ENGLAND
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10.1016/S0954-6111(08)80062-5
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R5 [内科学];
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A previous study in the Liverpool district on patients receiving long term oxygen treatment using a domiciliary oxygen concentrator showed that only 55% were both using oxygen therapy correctly and had stopped smoking. To try and identify which factors influence patient behaviour, all 55 patients in this district receiving long-term oxygen therapy for hypoxaemic chronic airflow limitation were studied. We found that those with more symptoms were more likely to comply with this therapy. The prescription of a concentrator on the advice of a hospital physician did not improve on the compliance rates attained in those patients assessed by the general practitioner alone. © 1990, Baillière Tindall. All rights reserved.
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