Experiences of living and dying with COPD: a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative empirical literature

Giacomini M, DeJean D, Simeonov D, Smith A
Record ID 32012000636
English
Authors' objectives: The objective of this analysis was to review empirical qualitative research on the experiences of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), informal caregivers ("carers"), and health care providers—from the point of diagnosis, through daily living and exacerbation episodes, to the end of life.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2012
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  • Terminally Ill
  • Qualitative Research
Contact
Organisation Name: Medical Advisory Secretariat
Contact Address: Medical Advisory Secretariat, 20 Dundas Street West, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5G 2N6 CANADA. Tel: 416-314-1092l; Fax: 416-325-2364;
Contact Name: MASinfo.moh@ontario.ca
Contact Email: MASinfo.moh@ontario.ca
Copyright: Medical Advisory Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MAS)
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