Context Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a life-limiting illness. Despite best
available treatments, individuals continue to experience symptom burden and have high …

What is the experience of people living with breathlessness due to medical conditions, those
caring for them and those treating them, with regard to quality of life and the nature of clinical …

Although recommendations exist for determining qualitative sample sizes, the literature
appears to contain few instances of research on the topic. Practical guidance is needed for …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about frailty in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). The purposes of this study were to describe frailty, to identify, which …

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common, chronic and
burdensome condition requiring the individual to engage in a range of self-management …

Context The predominating definition of autonomy as a capacity to make an independent
rational choice may not be suitable for patients in palliative care. Therefrom arises the actual …

Executive Summary In July 2010, the Medical Advisory Secretariat (MAS) began work on a
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) evidentiary framework, an evidence-based …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent condition worldwide
and is associated with significant mortality. This paper gives an overview of the relevant …

Scand J Caring Sci; 2011; 25; 100–107 Experiences of self‐blame and stigmatisation for self‐
infliction among individuals living with COPD Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Objective To identify, characterise and explain common and specific features of the
experience of treatment burden in relation to patients living with lung cancer or chronic …