Journal article
Palliative care in interstitial lung disease: living well
Abstract
Progressive fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are characterised by major reductions in quality of life and survival and have similarities to certain malignancies. However, palliative care expertise is conspicuously inaccessible to many patients with ILD. Unmet patient and caregiver needs include effective pharmacological and psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life throughout the disease course, sensitive advanced care …
Authors
Kreuter M; Bendstrup E; Russell A-M; Bajwah S; Lindell K; Adir Y; Brown CE; Calligaro G; Cassidy N; Corte TJ
Journal
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 12, pp. 968–980
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1016/s2213-2600(17)30383-1
ISSN
2213-2600