The experience of couples being given an oxygen concentrator to use at home: A longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis

Thomson, Ross; Martin, Jennifer L.; Sharples, Sarah

Abstract

This longitudinal study explores the lived experience of four couples where one person from each couple is prescribed an oxygen concentrator to use at home. Transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The findings reported here focus on two super-ordinate themes: ‘the journey of acceptance’ and ‘negotiating changing relationships’. Participants described a gradual process of accepting the device into their lives, the impact on couple’s relationships and the role that expectations have in mediating that process. These themes suggest that patient education that considers the psychological and social issues may prove useful in facilitating the acceptance process.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 29, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Nov 29, 2015
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Deposit Date: Nov 22, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 20, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Health Psychology
• Print ISSN: 1359-1053
• Electronic ISSN: 1461-7277
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 798-810
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315615932
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3354992
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1359105315615932