Background Advance care planning (ACP) supports patients in identifying and documenting
their preferences and timely discussing them with their relatives and healthcare …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) leading to neurological deficits produces long-term effects that
persist over a lifetime. Survival analysis of patients with SCI, at individual and population …

Background Much of what we understand about the design of healthcare systems to support
care of the dying comes from our experiences with providing palliative care for dying cancer …

COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients suffer from refractory
breathlessness, unrecognized anxiety and depression, and decreased quality of life …

The review aims to discuss current concepts in advance care planning (ACP) for patients
with COPD, and to provide a narrative review of recent trends in ACP and end‐of‐life care …

La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) se caracteriza esencialmente por una
limitación crónica al flujo aéreo poco reversible y asociada principalmente al humo de …

Background While a palliative approach is generally perceived to be an integral part of the
intensive care unit (ICU), the provision of palliative care in this setting is challenging. This …

Current recommendations to consider initiation of palliative care (PC) in COPD patients are
often based on an expected poor prognosis. However, this approach is not evidence-based …

There is increased awareness of palliative care needs in people with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung disease (ILD). This European Respiratory …

Objectives: Anxiety often arises in conjunction with dyspnoea in patients with severe COPD.
Considering the provoking symptomatology and the high mortality rate for COPD, it is …