title: Compliance with home non-invasive ventilation.
abstract: Home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is being increasingly employed to treat chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure. However, there is little data on compliance with home NIV. Sixty-five patients, aged 72.6 ± 9.4 years, who were using home NIV were administered a questionnaire on symptomatology and adverse effects associated with home NIV. Mean daily use of home NIV was 7.3 ± 2.9 h/day, and the median percentage of days on which home NIV was used for ≥4 h/day was 96.7%.
authors.forename: Suet-Lai
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Veronica L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Chung-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*