Development of a complex intervention for early integration of palliative home care into standard care for end-stage COPD patients: A Phase 0-I study.

BACKGROUND:Research suggests that palliative home care should be integrated early into standard care for end-stage COPD patients. Patients also express the wish to be cared for and to die at home. However, a practice model for early integration of palliative home care (PHC) into standard care for en...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Scheerens, Kenneth Chambaere, Koen Pardon, Eric Derom, Simon Van Belle, Guy Joos, Peter Pype, Luc Deliens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6145576?pdf=render