Toward Optimal End‐of‐Life Care for Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Insights from a Multicentre Study
Author(s) -
Graeme Rocker,
Peter Dodek,
Daren K. Heyland,
for the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2008/369162
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , referral , palliative care , advance care planning , quality of life (healthcare) , end of life care , health care , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , disease , intensive care medicine , pulmonary disease , emergency medicine , resuscitation , family medicine , nursing , economics , economic growth
Understanding patients' needs and perspectives is fundamental to improving end-of-life (EOL) care. However, little is known of what quality care means to patients who have advanced lung disease.
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