title: Life behind the mask: the patient experience of NIV.
authors.affiliation: St Vincents' Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Cunningham Centre for Palliative Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: tracy.smith@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Tracy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Christine R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.affiliation: St Vincents' Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Cunningham Centre for Palliative Care, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ingham
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*