Current Situation of Home Oxygen Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Korea.

CONCLUSION: This study revealed low adherence to home oxygen therapy, poor health-related quality of life, frequent hospitalizations, and a high financial burden among COPD patients using home oxygen therapy. The study highlights the need for adequate strategies to improve the quality of home oxygen therapy. PMID: 31997611 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31997611?dopt=Abstract

Source: J Korean Med Sci - January 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kim JK, Jang SH, Park S, Kim JH, Park JY, Yoo KH, Kim YS, Lim SY, Hwang YI Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research