RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Long term oxygen therapy and factors affecting patient adherence
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P3677
VO 44
IS Suppl 58
A1 Serhat Erol
A1 Sehnaz Olgun
A1 Sule Tas Gulen
A1 Burcu Oktay
A1 Pinar Tunç
A1 Kadriye Terzioglu
YR 2014
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P3677.abstract
AB Aim. Long-term oxygen therapy delays the adverse effects of chronic hypoxemia and improves survival. Adherence to long-term oxygen therapy is the main problem. In this study we evaluated patient adherence to long-term oxygen therapy and reasons of poor compliance.Method. A questionnaire was administered face to face or on telephone call to 51 patients whom long-term oxygen therapywas prescribed between January 2009 and March 2012.Results. Among 51 patients 32 were male, 19 were female. Thirty seven patients (72.5%) had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thirteen patients (25.5%) were using oxygen at least fifteen hours a day. Remaining 38 patients (74.5%) were using less than fifteen hours. Of these 38 patients 22 patients were using oxygen whenever they had dyspnea, 3 patients at night and remaining 13 patients were using oxygen between 2 to 10 hours. Forty four patients reported improvement with long-term oxygen therapy, 2 patients said that they didn't notice any improvements and 5 patients were not sure about benefits of long-term oxygen therapy . Twenty seven patients (52.9%) knew that they should use at least fifteen hours. Among these 27 patients 15 patients were using less than prescribed hours, although they knew they should use at least fifteen hours. Only 4 patients reported reasons for poor compliance. One patient was afraid of getting addicted, one patient suffered from noise and two patients reported that they were not at home during day time. Conclusion. This study revealed that compliance with long-term oxygen therapy is an important issue. We think that poor compliance is due to inadequate patient information. Home care service can help for both patient education and follow-up.