Long-term oxygen therapy in Ioannina
| dc.contributor.author | Katsenos, S. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Froudarakis, M. E. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Charisis, A. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Vassiliou, M. P. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Constantopoulos, S. H. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-24T19:06:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-24T19:06:20Z | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0025-7931 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/20330 | |
| dc.rights | Default Licence | - |
| dc.subject | Aged | en |
| dc.subject | Asthma/therapy | en |
| dc.subject | Female | en |
| dc.subject | Greece | en |
| dc.subject | Heart Failure/therapy | en |
| dc.subject | *Home Care Services, Hospital-Based | en |
| dc.subject | Humans | en |
| dc.subject | Lung Neoplasms/therapy | en |
| dc.subject | Male | en |
| dc.subject | Middle Aged | en |
| dc.subject | Oxygen Consumption | en |
| dc.subject | *Oxygen Inhalation Therapy | en |
| dc.subject | *Patient Compliance | en |
| dc.subject | Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/*therapy | en |
| dc.subject | Respiratory Function Tests | en |
| dc.subject | Spirometry | en |
| dc.title | Long-term oxygen therapy in Ioannina | en |
| heal.abstract | BACKGROUND: Long-term oxygen treatment (LTOT) is very important, especially in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its efficacy is closely related to patient compliance. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to investigate the compliance of patients under LTOT in the Prefecture of Ioannina (north-western Greece) and to identify factors that might be involved. METHODS: The study included 249 patients treated with LTOT during a 1-year period. They were visited at home by the investigating staff (a chest specialist and a primary care nurse). Compliance to therapy was defined by the daily use of the O2 concentrator (in hours). Patients underwent pulse oximetry, basic spirometry, and trial inhalation of bronchodilators. RESULTS: Only 67 patients (26.9%) complied with therapy, while the daily concentrator use lasted 9.7 +/- 6.09 h. SaO2, FEV1 and FVC were negatively correlated to patient compliance. No significant differences concerning LTOT compliance were noted between men and women, urban and rural population, and between smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers. A chest physician recommended LTOT for the majority of patients (86.3%), while COPD was the main reason for LTOT prescription (74.7%). Nevertheless, compliance to LTOT was not significantly higher when prescribed by a respiratory physician. No specific medical instructions and information was recorded for the majority of the study patients treated with LTOT. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that an organized home care program establishing the relative guidelines is necessary for substantial improvement in patient compliance to LTOT in Greece. | en |
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| heal.identifier.primary | 10.1159/000081763 | - |
| heal.identifier.secondary | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15627873 | - |
| heal.identifier.secondary | http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowPDF&ArtikelNr=000081763&Ausgabe=230548&ProduktNr=224278&filename=000081763.pdf | - |
| heal.journalName | Respiration | en |
| heal.journalType | peer-reviewed | - |
| heal.language | en | - |
| heal.publicationDate | 2004 | - |
| heal.recordProvider | Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής | el |
| heal.type | journalArticle | - |
| heal.type.el | Άρθρο Περιοδικού | el |
| heal.type.en | Journal article | en |
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