The unaddressed palliative care needs of patients with advanced, nonmalignant, lung
disease highlight the urgent requirement for new models of care. This study describes a new …

Abstract Background The Advanced Lung Disease Service is a unique, new model of
integrated respiratory and palliative care, which aims to address the unmet needs of patients …

Background Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom, which increases in
many diseases as they progress and is difficult to manage. We assessed the effectiveness of …

Background: Patients with serious respiratory illness and their caregivers suffer
considerable burdens, and palliative care is a fundamental right for anyone who needs it …

Background: The physical and psychosocial needs of patients with chronic non-malignant
lung disease are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic …

The tendency toward “either/or” thinking (either cure or comfort) in traditional biomedical
care paradigms does little to optimize care in advancing chronic illness. Calls for improved …

Advanced restrictive lung diseases remain a challenge for both the clinician and patient
alike. Because there are few available treatment options that prolong survival for patients …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the only major worldwide cause of
mortality that is currently increasing in prevalence. Furthermore, COPD is incurable, and the …

Palliative care services for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
have been limited in most health care schemes despite the significant impact its symptoms …

This study aims to explore the potential for palliative care among people living with
advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Individual semi-structured …