Journal article
User Perspectives on Issues that Influence the Quality of Daily life of Ventilator‐Assisted Individuals with Neuromuscular Disorders
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To identify user perspectives on the issues that impact the quality of the daily lives of ventilator-assisted individuals living in the community.
METHODS: Semistructured interviews were held with 26 Canadian ventilator-assisted individuals (mean age 44+/-14 [SD] years, range 23 to 60 years; mean ventilator experience 18+/-13 years, range three to 53 years) whose disability from neuromuscular conditions necessitated assistance with …
Authors
Brooks D; King A; Tonack M; Simson H; Gould M; Goldstein R
Journal
Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol. 11, No. 8, pp. 547–554
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2004
DOI
10.1155/2004/659147
ISSN
1198-2241