Individual experiences and impacts of a physiotherapist-led, non-pharmacological breathlessness programme for patients with intrathoracic malignancy: A qualitative study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 499-507

  Wood, Helen ^a   Connors, Sonia ^a   Dogan, Sian ^a   Peel, Tim ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breathlessness; Intrathoracic malignancy; non pharmacological; physiotherapist; qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THORAX CANCER;

BREATHLESSNESS; INTRATHORACIC MALIGNANCY; NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITATIVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84877964228     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216312464093     Document Type: Article

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