Advance care planning has been defined as a process of formal decision making that aims
to help patients establish decisions about future care that take effect when they lose …

Background This consensus statement was developed based on the understanding that
patients with advanced lung or heart disease are not being treated consistently and …

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 …

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 …

Background Communication and shared decision-making (SDM) are essential to patient-
centered care. Hospital-based palliative care with patients with limited health literacy (LHL) …

ek k., sahlberg‐blom e., andershed b. & ternestedt b.‐m.(2011) Struggling to retain living
space: patients' stories about living with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Context Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) typically experience
a gradual worsening of the illness in the years before death. Owing to difficulties in …

The presence of acute or chronic respiratory failure is often seen as a terminal phase of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A great variability in end-of-life practice is observed …

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