Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients on Home Oxygen Therapy with Telemonitoring

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  • Burioka Naoto
    Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan
  • Yamamoto Akihiro
    Division of Respiratory medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
  • Morimoto Michiko
    Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558
  • Yamasaki Akira
    Division of Respiratory medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
  • Hirayama Yuki
    Division of Respiratory medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
  • Takata Miyako
    Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, School of Health Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan

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Abstract

<p>Home oxygen therapy (HOT) is an important treatment for patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Recently, telemonitoring of HOT has been become available. In the present study, we examined whether telemonitoring of HOT could improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Twelve patients receiving HOT participated in this study. The oxygen flow rates, use of the oxygen concentrator, and the values of percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation measured by each patient with a pulse oximeter were checked using a telemonitoring system for a period of one month. Interventions based on the results obtained were carried out in order to optimize oxygen use in this patient cohort. We evaluated the results of the SF-36 questionnaire before the initiation of telemonitoring and at 3 months after completion of the study. We identified significant improvements in SF-36 sub-scores after completion of this intervention. We conclude that telemonitoring may be a useful method to improve HRQOL.</p>

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  • Yonago Acta Medica

    Yonago Acta Medica 63 (2), 132-134, 2020

    Tottori University Medical Press

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