TY - JOUR T1 - Quality of life in patients receiving home oxygen therapy (HOT) for chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P1459 AU - Peter Frith AU - Ruth Sladek AU - Tina Jones AU - Mary Luszcz AU - Debra Rowett AU - Paul Cafarella AU - Tanya Effing AU - Paddy Phillips Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P1459.abstract N2 - Introduction: Health related quality of life (HRQL) is impaired in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Less is known about impacts of HOT on health status in patients with CRDs. We hypothesized that health status would be impaired independent of underlying respiratory disease, and physical and mental health status would be lower than population norms. Methods: Patients receiving HOT from 3 hospitals in South Australia completed Australian Karnovsky Performance Scale (AKPS), Short Form 36 (SF36) and Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ). Scores were compared to population norms. Correlations were made with Spearman (skewed) or Pearson (normal distributions). Differences in scores between CRD types were evaluated by Student T-test. Results: Data were available from 197 patients (mean age=74.4; SD=9 yrs; 62% male; 155 (78.6%) with COPD, 32 (16.2%) pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and 10 (6.2%) other CRDs). No differences in HRQL were seen between COPD and IPF. SF36 emotional dimensions were similar to population norms. Physical health dimensions were substantially lower than population norms. Patients' AKPS performance was on average “requiring occasional assistance” (64.8; SD=12.1). CRQ dyspnoea (3.4; 1.6) and fatigue (3.29; 1.17) scores indicated moderate impairment; emotional function (4.4; 1.24) and mastery (4.4; 1.37) were not impaired. CRQ domains (except emotional function) were highly correlated with AKPS and SF36 dimensions (p<0.001). Conclusions: Patients receiving HOT for respiratory diseases had severe physical disablement, which correlated closely with dyspnoea and fatigue, but their mental and emotional status were similar to population norms. ER -