title: Factors influencing the compliance of patients using oxygen concentrators for long-term home oxygen therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Royal Liverpool Hospital, University of Liverpool, U.K.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Walshaw
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hind
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012646:Self Administration; D012907:Smoking; D013997:Time Factors