title: Patients' experiences of community IV therapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore patients' experiences of receiving community intravenous therapy (CIVT) compared with traditional inpatient hospital care.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study used a qualitative descriptive methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five themes were identified: 'finances'; 'travelling'; 'hospital admission'; 'being at home'; and 'safety'.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study revealed that participants felt privileged and valued when they were treated at home. CIVT allowed them the comfort of being in a familiar environment and the convenience of doing what they wanted, when they wanted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study concurs that patients do prefer to be treated at home rather than being admitted to secondary care. The findings from this study suggest that participants appreciated the opportunity to receive CIVT.
authors.affiliation: Community IV Therapy Nurse, Gloucestershire Care Service NHS Trust, Gloucester.
authors.forename: Becky
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans