title: Study of life satisfaction and quality of life of patients receiving home oxygen therapy.
abstract: An investigation was conducted by mail using a questionnaire regarding the life satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) of patients receiving home oxygen therapy (HOT) to evaluate their support. QOL was evaluated according to 4 scales: (1) activities, (2) state of health and quality of living, (3) physical symptoms, and (4) economic state. The answers of 90 patients (recovery rate: 60%) who responded to the investigation were analyzed, and the following points were clarified. 1. Most of the subjects visited the hospital regularly, and about half the subjects (50.6%) had been treated by hospitalization during the 3 years prior to the investigation. 2. A large majority of the subjects (77.4%) answered they were satisfied with life. 3. Life satisfaction was closely related to the patients' roles and hobbies, and their activities in their communities and families. 4. The quality of living and the state of health were closely related to mental activity. 5. The economic state was closely related to all items of life satisfaction, quality of living, and state of health. From these results, expansion of the range of activities of patients receiving HOT and providing an economic basis for their living as well as preventing exacerbation of the disease are considered to be important for improving their life satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Terashima
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanioka
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nagamine
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D015444:Exercise; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006686:Hobbies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water