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 …

That palliative care improves quality of life for seriously ill patients and their families is well
known–but how can healthcare providers ensure that the palliative needs of all patients are …

Palliative care refers to medical or nursing interventions that alleviate symptoms without
improving or preventing progression of the underlying disease. Smoking cessation …

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 …

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

COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is a serious respiratory
illness characterized by years of progressively debilitating breathlessness, high prevalence …

Background: Despite significant needs, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) make limited use of palliative care, in part because the current models of palliative …

Palliative care is appropriate for patients at any point in a serious illness. Unlike hospice,
palliative care is not limited by prognosis and may be provided at the same time as disease …

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 …