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What is Oxygen Therapy?

Oxygen therapy is used to treat emphysema, pneumonia, some heart disorders, and any disease that impairs the body's ability to take up and use gaseous oxygen.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 41 1 Efficacy_moderate
Sleep Apnea Disorder 25 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Breathing difficulty 15 3 Efficacy_major
Other 13 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Emphysema 10 0
Pulmonary Hypertension 9 1 Efficacy_major

See all 120 patients currently taking Oxygen Therapy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 17

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Oxygen Therapy

Itching (pruritus) 1
Difficulty sleeping through night 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Shooting pain in head 1
frustration at being too short to fit. angry that my needs aren't met. 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Oxygen Therapy. See all 55 dosages ►

  hours as needed 2liter as needed all the time (24/7) 2hours as needed 2 L daily 2 mL daily 3 L daily 3 mL daily 8 hr daily 24 hr daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 11 Number of Patients: 11 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 20 Number of Patients: 20 15 Number of Patients: 15 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxygen Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 14   Course of treatment ended: 48%
Other 7   Other: 24%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 10%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 7%
Expense 2   Expense: 7%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 3%

See all 26 patients who’ve stopped taking Oxygen Therapy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Oxygen Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Oxygen Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Oxygen Therapy

Always
 13 72%
Usually
 2 11%
Sometimes
 2 11%
Never
 1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Oxygen Therapy

Very
 3 17%
Somewhat
 1 6%
A little
 9 50%
Not at all
 5 28%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Oxygen Therapy

$200+
 1 8%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 17%
$25-49
 3 25%
< $25
 5 42%

Report created on May 26, 2012.