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End-of-life preferences of people with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary d...
Mendes, M. Aurora; Muijsenberg, Anouk J. L.; Houben-Wilke, Sarah; Houben, Carmen H. M.; Spruit, Martijn A.; Marques, Alda; Janssen, Daisy J. A.Objectives To identify end-of-life preferences of people with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to compare characteristics between those who wish to discuss the end-of-life and those who do not. Methods An analysis of the baseline data of a randomised controlled trial was performed including people with COPD GOLD stages III–IV or former quadrant D with modified Medical Research Council q...
Integrating palliative care education in pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomized...
Mendes, M. Aurora; Janssen, Daisy J. A.; Marques, AldaBackground: Palliative care addresses multiple unmet needs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung diseases (ILD) and their family and/or friend caregivers, but it remains highly underused. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) may provide a key opportunity to introduce palliative care. We aim to explore the effects of palliative care education as part of PR on knowledge about t...
Association of inadequate social support and clinical outcomes in patients with...
Stoustrup, Anna L.; Janssen, Daisy J. A.; Nakken, Nienke; Wouters, Emiel F. M.; Marques, Alda; Weinreich, Ulla Møller; Spruit, Martijn A.Introduction: In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), loneliness and social isolation are associated with increased morbidity and decreased mobility, self-reliance, and health-related quality of life. Social support has been shown to improve these outcomes. Aims: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the level of experienced social support and the clinical outcomes associated wi...
European Respiratory Society clinical practice guideline: palliative care for p...
Janssen, Daisy J. A.; Bajwah, Sabrina; Boon, Michele Hilton; Coleman, Courtney; Currow, David C.; Devillers, Albert; Vandendungen, ChantalThere is increased awareness of palliative care needs in people with COPD or interstitial lung disease (ILD). This European Respiratory Society (ERS) task force aimed to provide recommendations for initiation and integration of palliative care into the respiratory care of adult people with COPD or ILD. The ERS task force consisted of 20 members, including representatives of people with COPD or ILD and informal ...
Differences in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary traits between women and men with ...
Souto-Miranda, Sara; van ‘t Hul, Alex J.; Vaes, Anouk W.; Antons, Jeanine C.; Djamin, Remco S.; Janssen, Daisy J. A.; Franssen, Frits M. E.Background: Evidence suggests sex-related differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Whether these differences are reflected in the prevalence of treatable traits remains unknown. Methods: Two samples of patients referred to secondary (n = 530) or tertiary care (n = 2012) were analyzed. Men and women were matched for age, forced expiratory volume in 1 s and body mass index. Sex-related differe...