Purpose Among individuals with COPD and/or lung cancer, to describe end-of-life health
service utilization, costs, and place of death; to identify predictors of home palliative care …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have documented similar levels of end-of-life symptom
burden for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, yet …

Background: Palliative care has been widely implemented in clinical practice for patients
with cancer but is not routinely provided to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Context At the end of life, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer
(LC) patients exhibit similar symptoms; however, a large-scale study comparing end-of-life …

When it comes to end-of-life care, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
are often treated differently from lung cancer patients. However, few reports have compared …

Rationale: Palliative care focuses on improving quality of life for patients with life-limiting
conditions. Although previous studies have shown palliative care to be associated with …

Introduction: There is limited information about the end-of-life care provided to patients with
end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in comparison to patients with …

CONTEXT: Many are calling for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) to receive hospice care, but the traditional hospice model may be …

Mortality and symptom burden from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung
cancer are similar but there is thought to be an inequality in palliative care support (PCS) …

Background In early stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dyspnea has
been reported as the main symptom; but at the end of life, patients dying from COPD have a …