Education strategy for elderly patients with Home Oxygen Therapy: An outpatient education protocol approach

本研究旨在探讨家庭氧疗对老年门诊病人的有效教育方法。制定了自我管理能力评价方案，编制了反映自我管理能力的教育教材。由于自我管理对教育质量的要求不同，所以前测的结果表明，这种国外的教育方法是有用的。然而，其教育效果尚未得到证实。此外，由于一些问题变得明显，未来将有必要进行调整。

The purpose of this study was the development of an effective education method of the elderly outpatients with Home Oxygen Therapy. I made a protocol to evaluate self- management capability, and made the educational teaching materials which reflected self-management ability. As a result of the pretest, because quality of the education to demand by self-management is different, and it was suggested that this foreign education method was useful. However, the educative effect has not been confirmed yet. Furthermore, adjustment will be necessary in future because some problems became clear.