Background and objectives The last decade has witnessed increased recognition of the
value of literature reviews for advancing understanding and decision making. This has been …

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 …

An individual's experience of COPD is determined by many factors in addition to the
pathological features of chronic bronchitis and emphysema and the symptoms that derive …

Increasing evidence illustrates the direct and indirect influences of social dimensions on
health outcomes for people living with chronic respiratory disease. Although there is …

Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) may be able to support people living with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to develop the appropriate skills and routines for …

Objective The aim was to explore the experiences of a person-centred e-health intervention,
in patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic heart …

Background: The impact of living with palliative care needs arising from COPD disrupts an
individual's existential situation. However, no comprehensive synthesis of existing research …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with an uncertain
trajectory, which challenges prognostication and means that most patients are not involved …

Objective To systematically evaluate and integrate the qualitative research on physical
activity (PA) experience of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Background: Guidelines recommend that pulmonary clinicians involve palliative care in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, integration before advanced …