Palliative care in COPD: An unmet area for quality improvement

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1543-1551

  Vermylen, Julia H ^a   Szmuilowicz, Eytan ^a   Kalhan, Ravi ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advanced lung disease; End of life care; Primary palliative care; Prognosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; OXYGEN;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TERMINAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939227744     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S74641     Document Type: Review

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