Oxygen Therapy Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

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See also: Oxygen Concentrator

What is Oxygen Therapy?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
69 3 Efficacy_major
60 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
29 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
23 1 Efficacy_major
17 1 Efficacy_major
16 3 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 26

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

Hospitalization 2
Hospitalization 2
1
1
1
1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Oxygen Therapy. See all 77 dosages ►

  as needed 3 L/min all the time (24/7) 4 L/min all the time (24/7) 2 L/min all the time (24/7) 2liter as needed 2 L/min daily 2 L daily 2 mL daily 3 L daily 3 mL daily
  42 Number of Patients: 42 15 Number of Patients: 15 12 Number of Patients: 12 10 Number of Patients: 10 12 Number of Patients: 12 5 Number of Patients: 5 25 Number of Patients: 25 19 Number of Patients: 19 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxygen Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 18   Course of treatment ended: 38%
Other 10   Other: 21%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 13%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 6%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 4%
Expense 2   Expense: 4%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 2%

See all 36 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
 20 71%
Usually
 4 14%
Sometimes
 3 11%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Oxygen Therapy

Very
 5 18%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 13 46%
Not at all
 9 32%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Oxygen Therapy

$200+
 2 12%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 18%
$25-49
 4 24%
< $25
 8 47%

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6 patient evaluations for Oxygen Therapy

Purpose: Sleep Apnea Disorder (Started Oct 08, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 15, 2012 2 mL Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jan 01, 2012 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Dry mouth (xerostomia)
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  • jim0425
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Major Depressive Disorder
    Depression: 1
    Mania: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Anxiety: 2
    Compulsion: 0
    External Stress: Low
    Rx Therapy
    67 M
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
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Purpose: Pulmonary fibrosis (Started Jul 10, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 09, 2011 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Aug 09, 2011
Advice & Tips
They increased Oxygen from 2-3 liter pulse flow to 4-5 liters continuous flow during exertion. The prescription change required changing to Liquid Oxygen. And that delivery system is worth the extra effort of filling tanks. Liquid O2 is more a convenient home delivery. They refill or swap out large cylinders when needed. Now instead of using my portable concentrator and their gas cylinders, I use 1 or 2 small units that each last 4.3 hours on 4 liters or 3.4 hours on 5 liters. I can order a 25 pound storage unit for my car if I need it. I will order it for my next delivery.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • arthurj
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 37 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Cluster headaches (Started Jan 12, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 03, 2010 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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