| How patients use domiciliary oxygen. | |
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PMID: 647308 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Forty-five patients in Southampton who received domiciliary oxygen were visited at home to find out how they used and coped with their oxygen. Generally, the organisation and administration of supplies presented no problems, nearly all the apparatus complied with the drug tariff, and most patients coped well with the equipment. Only two patients were taking oxygen for prescribed periods; the others were taking it when necessary for symptomatic relief. No patient received oxygen for over five hours daily. Most patients thought that they were helped by oxygen, but only four said that it allowed them to increase their level of activity, and the overall benefit seemed slight. This was partly because oxygen was usually limited to one room, so patients used oxygen after rather than during exercise. The amount of oxygen consumed differed widely, ranging from three and a half cylinders a week in three patients to less than one cylinder in six months in 17 patients. The average yearly cost of oxygen per patient ranged from 500 pounds in patients consuming one cylinder or more per week, to 15 pounds in those consuming less than one cylinder in six months. The main cost of domiciliary oxygen is determined by the number of cylinder refills, so patients who use it infrequently are a relatively small drain on resources. |
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Authors:
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M M Jones; J E Harvey; A E Tattersfield |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British medical journal Volume: 1 ISSN: 0007-1447 ISO Abbreviation: Br Med J Publication Date: 1978 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1978-07-24 Completed Date: 1978-07-24 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372673 Medline TA: Br Med J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1397-400 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Aged Costs and Cost Analysis Female Great Britain Home Nursing* Humans Male Middle Aged Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / economics, methods* Self Administration |
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