ReviewInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2008
End of life care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: in search of a good death.
Review in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- COPD-Related Anxiety: A Systematic Review of Patient Perspectives.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Pooled it
- Existential suffering in the day to day lives of those living with palliative care needs arising from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A systematic integrative literature review.Palliative medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Support needs of patients with COPD: a systematic literature search and narrative review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2018Pooled it
- Managing dyspnea in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline.Canadian respiratory journalGuideline
- Effects of timely case conferencing between general practitioners and specialist palliative care services on symptom burden in patients with advanced chronic disease: results of the cluster-randomised controlled KOPAL trial.BMC palliative care · 2024Trial
- The needs of the family caregivers of patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study in Iran.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Non-invasive neuromodulation for alleviating dyspnoea: protocol for a feasibility sham-controlled randomised trial.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Healthy days at home and prognosis of older adults with cancer and non-cancer serious life-limiting illnesses.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Thoughts on the end of life in patients with oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative interview study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Health care of the disadvantaged: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in later life.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The development of the ADO-SQ model to predict 1-year mortality in patients with COPD.Palliative medicine · 2022Article
- Patient-Centered Discussion on End-of-Life Care for Patients with Advanced COPD.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- The Difficult Decision Not to Prescribe Artificial Nutrition by Health Professionals and Family: Bioethical Aspects.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
- Acid-sensing ion channel 3: An analgesic target.Channels (Austin, Tex.) · 2021Review
- Understanding the Influences of COPD Patient's Capability on the Uptake of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the UK Through an Inclusive Design Approach.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2021Article
- Enabling patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to identify and express their support needs to health care professionals: A qualitative study to develop a tool.Palliative medicine · 2019Article
- Predicting COPD 1-year mortality using prognostic predictors routinely measured in primary care.BMC medicine · 2019Article
- End-of-life care in individuals with respiratory diseases: a population study comparing the dying experience between those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2019Observational
- Computer-Mediated Experiences of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.American journal of health education · 2019Article
- Priorities of a "good death" according to cancer patients, their family caregivers, physicians, and the general population: a nationwide survey.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
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Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an incurable, progressive illness that is the fourth commonest cause of death worldwide. Death tends to occur after a prolonged functional decline associated with uncontrolled symptoms, emotional distress and social isolation. There is increasing evidence that the end of life needs of those with advanced COPD are not being met by existing services. Many barriers hinder the provision of good end of life care in COPD, including the inherent difficulties in determining prognosis. This review provides an evidence-based approach to overcoming these barriers, summarising current evidence and highlighting areas for future research. Topics include end of life needs, symptom control, advance care planning, and service development to improve the quality of end of life care.
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