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 …

Background Breathlessness is common in advanced cancer. The Breathlessness
Intervention Service (BIS) is a multi-disciplinary complex intervention theoretically …

The unaddressed palliative care needs of patients with advanced, nonmalignant, lung
disease highlight the urgent requirement for new models of care. This study describes a new …

Anxiety and depression are common mental health illnesses in people with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, patients often decline formal mental …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death, morbidity, and
health-care spending. The Halifax, Nova Scotia-based INSPIRED COPD Outreach …

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 …

Introduction Palliative care (PC) is a holistic philosophy of care that can only be obtained
through the awareness of public and healthcare professionals, PC training and good …

The well-documented gaps between needed and provided care for patients and families
living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mandate changes to clinical …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the most common cause of admission to
acute care facilities in Canada. The burden of illness for patients, caregivers and the health …

This book is dedicated to the patients and their families who suffer with breathlessness
throughout the world. We would particularly like to pay tribute to those seen by Cambridge …