Professionals’ perceptions and current practices of integrated palliative care in chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study in Belgium

Professionals’ perceptions and current practices of integrated palliative care in chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative study in Belgium

Abstract Background Patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) and patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) share similar symptom burden with cancer patients, however, they are unlikely to receive palliative care (PC) services. This article examines the perceptions of health care pr...

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Main Authors: N. Siouta, P. Clement, B. Aertgeerts, K. Van Beek, J. Menten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Heart failure
Pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive
Palliative care
Quality of health care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0356-7

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