The experience of breathlessness in lung cancer

Corner - European journal of cancer care, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Breathlessness is a common problem in advanced cancer, ranked amongst the 10 most
common symptoms in patients admitted to palliative care units. Alongside coughing, it is the …

Non-pharmacological intervention for breathlessness in lung cancer

J Corner, H Plant, R A'hern, C Bailey - Palliative medicine, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective-To evaluate the effect of non-pharmacological intervention for breathlessness in
lung cancer on breathlessness ratings and patient functioning. Design-Randomised …

Breathlessness in cancer patients–implications, management and challenges

S Thomas, C Bausewein, I Higginson… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Breathlessness in patients with advanced cancer is common. It
remains a difficult symptom to improve despite recent advances in cancer treatment and the …

The lived experience of breathlessness and its implications for care: a qualitative comparison in cancer, COPD, heart failure and MND

MH Gysels, IJ Higginson - BMC palliative care, 2011 - Springer
Background Breathlessness is one of the core symptoms, particularly persistent and
frequent, towards the end of life. There is no evidence of how the experience of …

Breathlessness in cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: using a qualitative approach to describe the experience of patients and carers

S Booth, S Silvester, C Todd - Palliative & supportive care, 2003 - cambridge.org
Objective: To investigate and document the effects of breathlessness on the everyday lives
of patients with cancer and COPD and their carers. This subject has been little researched …

Experiences of breathlessness: a systematic review of the qualitative literature

M Gysels, C Bausewein, IJ Higginson - Palliative & supportive care, 2007 - cambridge.org
Objective: Breathlessness is one of the core symptoms in many advanced conditions. The
subjective nature of the symptom has been acknowledged in many definitions, emphasizing …

Developing a breathlessness intervention service for patients with palliative and supportive care needs, irrespective of diagnosis

S Booth, C Moffat, M Farquhar… - … of Palliative Care, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
breathlessness, it seemed likely that a combination of palliative care and respiratory
medicine strategies could improve intractable breathlessness accompanying advanced …

Breathlessness clinics within specialist palliative care settings can improve the quality of life and functional capacity of patients with lung cancer

J Hately, V Laurence, A Scott, R Baker… - Palliative …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper is a development on recent research that proved the value of
nonpharmacological techniques and strategies in the management of breathlessness in …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and characteristics of episodic breathlessness in advanced cancer patients: an observational study

S Mercadante, F Aielli, C Adile, A Valle, F Fusco… - Journal of pain and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Context Episodic breathlessness is a relevant aspect in patients with advanced cancer.
Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the different aspects of this clinical …

Cancer nursing practice development: understanding breathlessness

M Krishnasamy, J Corner, M Bredin… - Journal of Clinical …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
• This paper considers methodological and philosophical issues that arose during a multi‐
centre, randomized controlled trial of a new nursing intervention to manage breathlessness …