Abstract
The advent of home oxygen therapy (HOT) has led to drastic modification of the management system for the patients with chronic rspiratory insufficiency.
Management by long-term hospitalization is replaced by home management on HOT. As a result, medical institutions which have introduced HOT are now faced with the necessities of not only enlightening the patients on the nature of the diseases and the methods of the treatment but also providing them a full guidance on the management of daily living.
In November 1989, our hospital organized a homev-isiting team composed of a physician, pharmacist and nurse, and started a home-visiting care of the patients on HOT. To get acquaintance with the customary living conditions of the patients by home visit was useful for the supplementation of the inadequate hospital care. The experience of home visit was also considered very helpful to obtain the understanding and cooperation of their family members for the correct application of HOT.
