Journal article
Comparison of end-of-life care in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or lung cancer: A systematic review
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Palliative care has been widely implemented in clinical practice for patients with cancer but is not routinely provided to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
AIM: The study aims were to compare palliative care services, medications, life-sustaining interventions, place of death, symptom burden and health-related quality of life among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer populations.
Authors
Butler SJ; Ellerton L; Gershon AS; Goldstein RS; Brooks D
Journal
Palliative Medicine, Vol. 34, No. 8, pp. 1030–1043
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
September 2020
DOI
10.1177/0269216320929556
ISSN
0269-2163