Patients with chronic lung diseases suffer higher symptom burden, lower quality of life, and
greater social isolation compared with patients with other diagnoses, such as cancer. These …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to collate current evidence on the screening,
diagnosis, and treatment of various connective tissue disease (CTD)–associated interstitial …

Elämme yhä pidempään, mutta yhä useampi meistä kuolee vuosien sairastamisen ja
pitkällisten hoito jen jälkeen. Tautiin kohdistuvien hoitojen keskellä lääkärin tulisi havaita …

Rationale: Palliative care has been focused largely on patients with cancer, and yet patients
with chronic lung diseases also have high morbidity and mortality. The majority of deaths in …

Background The number of people living with advanced cancer and chronic disease has
increased worldwide. Many of these patients could benefit from palliative care, focusing on …

Abstract Background Patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) and patients with Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) share similar symptom burden with cancer patients …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a slowly disabling illness,
with functional limitations and a high burden of symptoms. Palliative care services focus on …

Background: Palliative care is a medical specialty and philosophy of care that focuses on
reducing suffering among patients with serious illness and their family members, regardless …

Rationale: Little direction exists on how to integrate early palliative care in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: We sought to identify patient and family …

Aims and objectives To explore the illness experiences of older patients with late‐stage
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and to develop knowledge about how patients …