Care for people with advanced chronic respiratory disease often focuses on clinical management aspects to control severe symptoms that impact on their lives and their caregivers. This common practice reduces the management ...

Background: Of deaths in high-income countries, 75% are caused by progressive advanced chronic conditions. Palliative care needs to be extended from terminal cancer to these patients. However, direct measurement of the ...

Objetivo: Conocer las experiencias de pacientes y cuidadores que conviven con la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica avanzada, el impacto de sus síntomas y las necesidades de atención que generan en su contexto ...