Fear of progression in chronic illnesses other than cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a transdiagnostic construct

L Sharpe, M Michalowski, B Richmond… - Health Psychology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is the most common psychosocial issue amongst cancer
survivors. However, fear of progression (FoP) has rarely been studied outside of the cancer …

Informal caregivers of patients with COPD: Home Sweet Home?

N Nakken, DJA Janssen… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on society is increasing.
Healthcare systems should support patients with COPD in achieving an optimal quality of …

Self-management in patients with COPD: theoretical context, content, outcomes, and integration into clinical care

AA Kaptein, MJ Fischer, M Scharloo - International journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In this narrative review, we put self-management in the context of a 50-year history of
research about how patients with COPD respond to their illness. We review a definition of …

COPD-related anxiety: A systematic review of patient perspectives

CF Christiansen, A Løkke, V Bregnballe… - … journal of chronic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Anxiety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
prevalent but often unidentified and therefore not adequately managed. Clinicians find it …

Breathlessness, anxiety, depression, and function–the BAD-F study: a cross-sectional and population prevalence study in adults

DC Currow, S Chang, HK Reddel… - Journal of pain and …, 2020 - jpsmjournal.com
Context Breathlessness is associated with depression, but its relationship to anxiety or
impaired function is less clear. Objectives This study evaluated associations between …

Mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between social support and treatment burden among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

J Gu, C Yang, K Zhang, Q Zhang - Geriatric Nursing, 2021 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to investigate the connection between social support and the
treatment burden among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

COPD stands for complex obstructive pulmonary disease

S Houben-Wilke, IM Augustin… - European …, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has extensively been reported as a complex
disease affecting patients' health beyond the lungs with a variety of intra-and …

Family-based psychosocial support and education as part of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a randomized controlled trial

A Marques, C Jácome, J Cruz, R Gabriel, D Brooks… - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Involving family as part of the patient's rehabilitation plan of care might
enhance the management of COPD. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the …

Impacts of COPD on family carers and supportive interventions: a narrative review

J Cruz, A Marques, D Figueiredo - Health & social care in the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Caring for a relative with chronic disease influences multiple dimensions of family carers'
lives. This study aimed to provide an overview of the impacts of chronic obstructive …

Two faces of the same coin: a qualitative study of patients' and carers' coexistence with chronic breathlessness associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

DH Ferreira, S Kochovska, A Honson, JL Phillips… - BMC Palliative Care, 2020 - Springer
Background Chronic breathlessness is a recognized clinical syndrome that severely impacts
patients and carers, who become increasingly restricted in their daily activities. Often …