ArticleChronic illness2023
The experience of hospitalization in people with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative, phenomenological study.
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- Referral compliance and subsequent hospital admissions for COPD and cardiovascular disease in the Netherlands: a data linkage study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Culture and context shapes spiritual distress: A phenomenological study of spiritual distress in hospitalised people with advanced COPD in India.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Measuring lung mechanics in patients with COPD using the handheld portable rapid expiratory occlusion monitor (REOM): A cross-sectional study.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- The impact of end-of-life disability level on middle-aged and older adults' utilization of medical services.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- "Dignity as a Small Candle Flame That Doesn't Go Out!": An Interpretative Phenomenological Study with Patients Living with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Integration or Empowerment of Respiratory Physicians? What is the Best Fit for Providing Palliative Care for Advanced Respiratory Diseases in the Indian Context?Indian journal of palliative careArticle
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Abstract
objectivesPeople with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are frequently hospitalized, reporting high physical, psychological and spiritual suffering. Existing research focused on discrete aspects of hospitalization, such as care or treatment, yet lacks a complete picture of the phenomenon. The aim of this study is to understand the lived experience of hospitalization in people with advanced COPD.
methodsA qualitative, descriptive phenomenological approach was employed to study the phenomenon of hospitalization for people with advanced COPD. Unstructured interviews were conducted during hospitalization at a tertiary care hospital in India, in 2017, audio-recorded, and then transcribed. Giorgi's descriptive phenomenological analysis method guided the analysis.
resultsFifteen people with advanced COPD participated. Emergency admissions were common because of acute breathlessness, leading to repeated hospitalizations. Hospitalization gave a sense of safety but, despite this, people preferred to avoid hospitalization. Care influenced trust in hospitalization and both shaped the experience of hospitalization. Multi-dimensional suffering was central to the experience and was described across physical, psychological and spiritual domains. DISCUSSION: Hospitalization was identified largely as a negative experience due to the perception of continued suffering. Integrating palliative care into the routine care of people with advanced COPD may enable improvements in care.
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