title: The practicalities of living with oxygen: a perspective from a person living with COPD.
abstract: Although I welcomed oxygen into my life, it required a degree of adjustment and perseverance. The concentrator told all visitors that this was the home of a 'patient', and using ambulatory oxygen in public takes a lot of getting used to. Safe use of oxygen entailed some changes in routine activities, and travel needs to be planned ahead to ensure that I don't run out of oxygen. Despite its drawbacks, oxygen has enabled me to have a full and active life once again.
authors.affiliation: European Lung Foundation, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy