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Background Despite the great advances in the concept of palliative care (PC) and its
benefits, its application seems to be delayed, leaving unfulfilled the many needs of patients …

Objectives Patients with chronic respiratory disease have significant palliative care needs,
but low utilisation of specialist palliative care (SPC) services. Decreased access to SPC …

Context Hospital deaths carry a significant healthcare cost that has been confirmed to be
lower when palliative care units (PCUs) are available. Objectives To compare the last …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with progressive symptoms and
increased treatment burden, especially at the end of life. However, most patients do not …

Abstract Background/Objective: Breathlessness is a highly prevalent and distressing
symptom in patients with cancer and advanced chronic diseases. Symptom management is …

Background End-of-life care (EoLC) is difficult for respiratory therapists (RTs), causing
struggles with providing EoLC and grief during and after the death. Objective The objective …

After over a decade of resettlement of ethnic Nepali refugees in the US, a significant
population of seriously ill refugees will require palliative care and hospice care. The refugee …

La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) es una entidad patológica que se
caracteriza por una serie de manifestaciones físicas persistentes como tos, fatiga, disnea y …

Palliative care, a holistic care approach aimed at improving quality of life of patients with life-
limiting illness and that of their families, is minimal or non-existent in low-and middle-income …