Living with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Perceptions of patients and their carers. An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 619-625

  Seamark, D A ^a,c   Blake, S D ^a   Seamark, C J ^a   Halpin, D M G ^b  

^a Honiton Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c The Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OXYGEN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSPNEA; EXPECTATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERCEPTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 7944238611     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm928oa     Document Type: Article

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