Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of
morbidity, mortality, and resource use worldwide. The goal of this Official American Thoracic …

A team from the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE) was commissioned by Marie Curie to explore the …

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 …

Context Breathlessness is a distressing symptom in advanced disease. Understanding its
patterns, burden, and palliative care (PC) needs over time is important to improve patients' …

The symptom burden in patients with severe COPD is high and is comparable to that of
patients with cancer. Ironically, patients with COPD could be said to suffer more than those …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic life-limiting disorder
characterised by persistent airflow obstruction and progressive breathlessness. Discussions …

BACKGROUND Pain is emerging as a clinical complication in COPD, but the clinical impact
of this comorbidity and the measurement properties of instruments used to assess pain …

Objectives To systematically investigate the prevalence of pain, factors related with pain and
pain management interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common disease in elderly patients, is
characterized by high symptom burden, health care utilization, mortality, and unmet needs of …

Background Guidelines recommend open discussions between patients and healthcare
professionals as the end-of-life (EOL) approaches. Much of the knowledge about the EOL is …