scholarly journals Palliative Care and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Readmissions: A Narrative Review

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wasey Ali Yadullahi Mir ◽  
Abdul Hasan Siddiqui ◽  
Vishesh Paul ◽  
Saad Habib ◽  
Shravani Reddy ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1030-1043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey J Butler ◽  
Lauren Ellerton ◽  
Andrea S Gershon ◽  
Roger S Goldstein ◽  
Dina Brooks

Background: Palliative care has been widely implemented in clinical practice for patients with cancer but is not routinely provided to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Aim: The study aims were to compare palliative care services, medications, life-sustaining interventions, place of death, symptom burden and health-related quality of life among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer populations. Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis (PROSPERO: CRD42019139425). Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched for studies comparing palliative care, symptom burden or health-related quality of life among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer or populations with both conditions. Quality scores were assigned using the QualSyst tool. Results: Nineteen studies were included. There was significant heterogeneity in study design and sample size. A random effects meta-analysis ( n = 3–7) determined that people with lung cancer had higher odds of receiving hospital (odds ratio: 9.95, 95% confidence interval: 6.37–15.55, p < 0.001) or home-based palliative care (8.79, 6.76–11.43, p < 0.001), opioids (4.76, 1.87–12.11, p = 0.001), sedatives (2.03, 1.78–2.32, p < 0.001) and dying at home (1.47, 1.14–1.89, p = 0.003) compared to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. People with lung cancer had lower odds of receiving invasive ventilation (0.26, 0.22–0.32, p < 0.001), non-invasive ventilation (0.63, 0.44–0.89, p = 0.009), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (0.29, 0.18–0.47, p < 0.001) or dying at a nursing home/long-term care facility (0.32, 0.16–0.64, p < 0.001) than people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Symptom burden and health-related quality of life were relatively similar between the two populations. Conclusion: People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receive less palliative measures at the end of life compared to people with lung cancer, despite a relatively similar symptom profile.


2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 1591-1600
Author(s):  
Ruxandra-Mioara Rajnoveanu ◽  
Armand-Gabriel Rajnoveanu ◽  
Ariadna Petronela Fildan ◽  
Doina Adina Todea ◽  
Milena Adina Man ◽  
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Author(s):  
Gabriely Azevêdo Gonçalo Silva ◽  
Juliana Simonelly Felix dos Santos ◽  
Diego de Souza Dantas ◽  
Ana Tereza do Nascimento Sales Figu Fernandes ◽  
Íllia Nadinne Dantas Florentino Lima

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