Early Integrated Palliative Home Care and Standard Care for End-Stage COPD (EPIC): A Phase II Pilot RCT Testing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 206-224.e7

  Scheerens, Charlotte ^a,b   Pype, Peter ^a,b   Van Cauwenberg, Jelle ^b,c   Vanbutsele, Gaëlle ^a,b   Eecloo, Kim ^a,b   Derom, Eric ^b,d   Van Belle, Simon ^a,d   Joos, Guy ^b,d   Deliens, Luc ^a,b   Chambaere, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

COPD; early integration of palliative home care; end stage COPD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85077931822     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.09.012     Document Type: Article

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