Evidence-based management has improved long-term survival in patients with heart failure
(HF). However, an unintended consequence of increased longevity is that patients with HF …

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 …

Introduction Understanding the breadth of patients' support needs is important for the
delivery of person-centered care, particularly in progressive long-term conditions such as …

Aims and objectives To determine, from a systematic literature review, the experience of
living with heart failure and to propose some practice guidelines and research questions …

Context Provision of home-based palliative care (PC) for seriously ill patients is important,
yet few home-based PC services specifically or exclusively focus on end-stage heart failure …

Objectives To determine and explore the influences on care preferences of older people
with advanced illness and integrate our results into a model to guide practice and research …

Health crises are unpredictable. Nurses have a role in promoting advance directives that is
increasingly important. The aging population is increasing and individuals are living longer …

Aims and objectives To explore the illness experiences of older patients with late‐stage
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and to develop knowledge about how patients …

Globally, there are 18-million individuals living with heart failure, a disease that is
responsible for 12–15 million office visits and 6.5 million inpatient hospitalizations each …

Background Heart failure is an emerging challenge for Sub Saharan Africa. However,
research on patients' needs and experiences of care is scarce with little evidence available …