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Provision of Palliative Care in Patients with COPD: A Survey Among Pulmonologists and General Practitioners
Author(s) -
Johanna M C Broese,
Rianne M J J van der Kleij,
Els Verschuur,
Huib A. M. Kerstjens,
Yvonne Engels,
Niels H. Chavannes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s293241
Subject(s) - pulmonologists , medicine , palliative care , copd , family medicine , intensive care medicine , nursing
Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience significant symptom burden, leading to poor quality of life. Although guidelines recommend palliative care for these patients, this is not widely implemented and prevents them from receiving optimal care.

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