Crockett, A.J. (1985) Oxygen concentrators - an economical new technology. Medical Journal Of Australia, v. 142 (9), pp. 512-513, 1985

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The tmpact ut Long Term Oxygen Therapy on South Austratian with Chronic Lung Disease

Alan J Crockètt

CHAPTER 4

Gost Centre Management: How it Helped Reduce Hofte Oxygen Gosts

A J Crockett 1, JH Alpersl, JP Chalmers 2

1 Respiratory Unit , Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA 5042

2 Department of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, SA 5042

Australian Health Review.19E6; 9(1): 38-42.

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Crockett, A.J., Alpers, J.H. and Chalmers, J.P. (1986) Cost centre management: how it helped reduce home oxygen costs. Australian Health Review, v. 9 (1), pp. 38-42, 1986

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Crockett, A., Moss, J. and Alpers, J. (1992) The continuing impact of home oxygen therapy for respiratory patients on a hospital budget. Australian Health Review, v. 15 (3), pp. 259-68, 1992

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STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP

Title of Paper.,Home oxygen therapy: an audit of survival

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 1991;21(2):217-21..

name of candidate. Alan J Crockett

Gollected the data, performed analysis, interpreted data, wrote manuscript and

acted as corresponding author.

Signed

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co-author name. JH Alpers

Provided access to patients, data interpretation and manuscript evaluation

Srgned

co-author name JR Moss

Helped in data interpretation and manuscript evaluation.

Signed

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Crockett, A.J., Alpers, J.H. and Moss, J.R. (1991) Home oxygen therapy: an audit of survival. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, v. 21 (2), pp. 217–221, April 1991

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1991.tb00445.x

Crockett, A.J., Cranston, J.M., Moss, J.R. and Alpers, J.H. (1994) Trends in hospitalization with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality in Australia Medical Journal of Australia, v. 161 (10), pp. 600-603, 1994

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Crockett, A.J., Moss, J.R., Cranston, J.M. and Alpers, J.H. (1993) The effects of home oxygen therapy on hospital admission rates in chronic obstructive airways disease. Monaldi archives for chest disease, v. 48 (5), pp. 445-6, Oct 1993

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Crockett, A.J., Cranston, J.M., Moss, J.R. and Alpers, J.H. (1996) Initial trends in quality of life and survival in CAL patients on domiciliary oxygen therapy. Monaldi archives for chest disease, v. 51 (1), pp. 64-71, Feb 1996

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Crockett, A.J., Cranston, J.M., Moss, J.R. and Alpers, J.H. (1999) Effects of long-

term oxygen therapy on quality of life and survival in chronic airflow limitation.

Monaldi archives for chest disease, v. 54 (2), pp. 193-6, April 1999

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held in the University of Adelaide Library.

Crockett, A.J. and Cranston, J.M. (1999) Nonconventional indications of long-term

oxygen therapy: oxygen therapy during exercise.

Monaldi archives for chest disease, v. 54 (1), pp. 72-4, February 1999

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Crockett, A.J., Cranston, J.M., Moss, J.R. and Alpers, J.H. (1996) The MOS SF-36

health survey questionnaire in severe chronic airflow limitation: comparison with the

Nottingham health profile.

Quality of Life Research, v. 5 (3), pp. 330-338, June 1996

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held in the University of Adelaide Library.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00433917

Crockett A., Cranston J. and Moss J., Scown, P., Mooney, G. and Alpers, J.H. (1999)

Program budgeting and marginal analysis: a case study in chronic airflow limitation.

Australian Health Review, v. 22 (3) ,pp. 65–77, 1999

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held in the University of Adelaide Library.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH990065

Ovid: Crockett: The Cochrane Libtary, Volume (l).2003. Page 9 of l5

During t'ollow-up i¡r lhe Clraor¡at str¡dy (Clllquq! 1999), 22 pûlienls, (12 nocttrtnfll oxygeu an<l

l0 coDtrol group) deterioratcd and required lreatment with long-tenì oxygen therapy Thistrcålmeìt nì¡ry hilve ilfìuenced their stlwiv¡1.

ln lhe N-o-l I l9!0 sludy tlìe nunbcrs o[palients receiving thc diffcrcnt nrodes ofoxygenlrefllrììerìt were not g¡ven. Lr thc À1!iq l98l study there wclc sonle difl-erellces belween lre[tcdand control gloups al baselirte. Females in the lrea{e(l group a¡rpeatecl lo hâvc trro1e

conr¡rromised lung nrnction llran those ofthe control group rvhile thc rcverse flppeared lo bc

l¡r¡rarentlorthcnralcpatienlBloups Tlrcnrc{nnunìberofhospilrl¡zûlionsflndhospitrlizedtlays in the ¡þrç¡q:-1,09? stildy coul(l lot be included in this rsvierv fls staildard devirtions rYcre

nol givcn Thc corrckil 199? sttt<ly rc¡rortc<l differenccs in studied variablcs by survivors a¡rd

DOrì Silt VtVOTS

No rhta rvas rcportccl in tlre two nrujor studies (No l-t llìlq ilrrl !!ì(: !e!l) ilbout thc eflectsofcontinrrctl or cess{ìt¡otr ofsnroking or iudeed il'snoking stiltrs il[fcc(e(l the outconres 'l'hc

nrca¡ artc-r irl CO2 lcns¡on ¿rl bflselinc wâs higher in the Nltc Dlt shldy than iÌ the N-oLl--L?!0study, This dicl not n¡r¡rear to influcncc lhe r6ulls. Other hrown ptognostic indicalors such as

body rnass index rvere not discussed irt cithel ofthe s[rdies The lack olexacerbation <lat¡ isalso r [urthc¡ linriting laclor in interpteting the rcsults-

Addi(iotral data hfls lrecn sought lro¡r thc authoLs o[thc studics

This int'ormltion ilobtrined w¡l[ be ilscd to ul]däte this rcvieu,

Conclusionsglmplications for practice-'.1

Long tcr rìr oxygerì lherâpy inrprovetl survival in ¿r selectcd group ol'COPD patients u,ithseverc hy¡:oxaernifl. Lolìg lenr oxyge[ therapy did not appcar lo itlprovc survivirl in pûtientswittr COPD iu¡rl rnoderale hypoxaemiil nor in COPD pâtierìls \v¡tlì Doctunìrl desalrualior l¡ulfcstiDB, d{ytime oxygenîtioD abovs tlìat lo qtrtrlil'y lor oxygcn lhera¡ry

lmplications for research-rl

'l'lrc role oflorrg lcrrìr oxyger llrerapy in COPD rvith tnotlcrrle hypoxrcnria arrd orrìoclurral (les[turât¡ùn rcqù¡res lurlhcl inves(igrlior with larger nunrbcts ofparticipanlsinclurlc<l in the studics

Etllical conccrns have bccn rflised trboul tlre randourisrtion ol pflticnts lo placcbo nrr<l lhisruay be a brr lo oblairring more r¡rpropriate health slatus (lnta about tlre cftècts ofoxygcrr irr

nrore. severely hypoxaernic subjects

Potential conflict of interest,ll

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Acknowledgementsri

We wish lo rcknowledge lhs ilssistauce ptovided by the Ccchrane Airrvays Review Grotrpstâ[l(S(cvc Milan, Anru Bara and Jane Dcnnis) in identilyìng lhe triflls fiotrì tlìe rcgistet ¡tìdobtairrirrg oopies oI thc pa¡lers ancl the editorial support ftom Dr Peter Gibson, Australinn Co-ordinrtor oflhc Cochrare Airways Group. Annn Bara providcd cxtra su¡rport in tcacbing us

thc coilcct wily to rse ILevMiln and helping us with dat¡ exlraction

Contribution of Reviewer(s)rt

AC antl JC initiille(l thc study. JM, AC ancl JC reviewed the trirls

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Crockett A., Cranston J., Moss J. and Alpers, J. (2001) A review of long-term oxygen

therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Respiratory Medicine, v. 95 (6), pp. 437-443, June 2001

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held in the University of Adelaide Library.

It is also available online to authorised users at:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/rmed.2001.1064

Crockett A., Cranston J., Moss J. and Alpers, J. (2000) An association between length

of stay and co-morbidity in chronic airflow limitation.

International Journal For Quality In Health Care, v. 12 (1), pp. 41-46, February

2000

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held in the University of Adelaide Library.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/12.1.41

Crockett A., Cranston J., Moss J. and Alpers, J. (2001) Survival on long-term oxygen

therapy in chronic airflow limitation: from evidence to outcomes in the routine

clinical setting.

Internal Medicine Journal, v. 31 (8), pp. 448-454, November 2001

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00103.x

STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP

Tiqe of paper The impact of anxiety, depression and living alone in chronic obstructive

pulmonary disease.

Quatity of Lìfe Research 2002; 1l(4):309-316.

name of candidate. Alan J Crockett

Conceived the research question, performed analysis, interpreted data, wrote

manuscript and acted as corresponding author.

Signed

o",".Y.('k{

co-author name. JM Cranston

Collected the data, assisted with the data analysis, interpretation of the data andwriting of the manuscript

Signed

n R Moss

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co-author

Provided data interpretation and manuscript evaluation.

Sþned

co-author name JH Alpers

Provided data interpretation and manuscript evaluation.

Signed

Crockett, A.J., Cranston, J.M., Moss, J.R. and Alpers, J.H. (2002) The impact of

anxiety, depression and living alone in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Quality of Life Research, v. 11 (4), pp. 309-316, June 2002

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STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP

Title of Paper The relative survival of COPD patients on long-term oxygen

therapy in Australia.

Res pirology 2004;9 (2) :237 -242.

name of candidate. Alan J Crockett

Conceived the research question, interpreted data, wrote manuscript.

Signed

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co-author name. JM Cranston

Collected the data, assisted with the data analysis, interpretation of the data andwrote the manuscrlpt

Signed

co-author n e

Performed the relative survival analysis.

Signed

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Cranston, J.M., Nguyen, A.M. and Crockett, A.J. (2004) The relative survival of

COPD patients on long-term oxygen therapy in Australia: a comparative study.

Respirology, v. 9 (2), pp. 237-242, June 2004

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1843.2004.00567.x

American Thoracic Society (2005) Statement on Home Care for Patients with

Respiratory Disorders.

American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine, v. 171 (12), pp. 1443-

64, June 2005

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.2504001