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The Clinical And Social Dimensions Of Prescribing Palliative Home Oxygen For Refractory Dyspnea, Katrina Breaden, Jane Phillips, Meera Agar, Carol Grbich, Amy P. Abernethy, David C. Currow
The Clinical And Social Dimensions Of Prescribing Palliative Home Oxygen For Refractory Dyspnea, Katrina Breaden, Jane Phillips, Meera Agar, Carol Grbich, Amy P. Abernethy, David C. Currow
Nursing Papers and Journal Articles
Background: Chronic breathlessness is a significant problem in palliative care and oxygen is often prescribed in an attempt to ameliorate it. Often, this prescription falls outside the current funding guidelines for long-term home oxygen use. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand the factors that most influence Australian specialist palliative care nurses' initiation of home oxygen for their patients. Methods: A series of focus groups were held across three states in Australia in 2011 involving specialist palliative care nurses. The invitation to the nurses was sent by e-mail through their national association. Recorded and transcribed data were coded …