Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo
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Monaldi Arch Chest Dis · Jun 2000
Health-related quality of life, psychological adjustment and compliance to treatment in patients on domiciliary liquid oxygen.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two different aspects of compliance with liquid oxygen (LOX) therapy on quality of life and to explore possible pulmonary and psychosocial concomitants. The study sample consisted of 57 oxygen-dependent patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under LOX therapy. Compliance was defined as continuous oxygen use as prescribed and also as readiness to use LOX outdoors. ⋯ Their quality of life was significantly worse in almost all areas examined as compared to the outdoor LOX-users (p < 0.05, respectively). Compliance is an essential prerequisite for the beneficial effects of liquid oxygen on quality of life. Because psychological factors influence adherence to liquid oxygen therapy, patients should receive individual psychological counselling and training before transfer to liquid oxygen therapy.