People with chronic respiratory disease often suffer from a high symptom burden, level of
disability and uncertainty about their future. However, individuals with non-malignant …

Palliative care aims to optimise function and to enhance quality of life for patients with
serious and life-limiting illnesses. It focuses on reducing the burden of symptoms, and …

Based on the demonstrated effectiveness of palliative care in the alleviation of symptoms
and enhancement of life quality, it is important to incorporate palliative care early in the …

Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering by controlling symptoms and providing
support to patients and families in order to maintain and improve their quality of life (QoL)[1] …

Palliative care is an interdisciplinary medical specialty that focuses on preventing and
relieving suffering and on supporting the best possible quality of life for patients facing …

One of the major successes of modern medicine has been the integration of the ethos,
knowledge and skills of palliative care into the standard care of patients with progressive …

Non-malignant respiratory disease is a chronic life-limiting condition that requires holistic
palliative care. Patients with non-malignant respiratory disease have a range of …

Twenty years ago, the case was made for people with life-limiting medical conditions other
than cancer to receive specialist palliative care services. The recommendation came from …

Methods An online survey addressing the aims of this study was developed and pilot tested.
The survey was distributed nationally using the database of the Lung Association's …

Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering by controlling symptoms and to provide
other support to patients and families in order to maintain and improve their quality of living …