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Tremayne P, John Clark S. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a more common condition than you may think. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NURSING (MARK ALLEN PUBLISHING) 2021; 30:359-366. [PMID: 33769879 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.6.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive incurable lung disease that affects a significant amount of people in the UK. Many health professionals have a limited understanding of IPF, which can result in a delayed diagnosis and inadequate care for individuals and their families. This article aims to provide an overview of IPF and help to enhance health professionals' understanding of the disease, thus contributing towards improving the care that IPF sufferers receive. This article provides a definition of IPF and explores its pathophysiology. It discusses the causes and risk factors for developing the condition, examines how IPF is diagnosed and details the treatment options available for IPF patients.
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von Leupoldt A, Farre N. The load of dyspnoea on brain and legs. Eur Respir J 2020; 56:56/2/2001096. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01096-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sung JH, Brown MC, Perez-Cosio A, Pratt L, Houad J, Liang M, Gill G, Moradian S, Liu G, Howell D. Acceptability and accuracy of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for surveillance of breathlessness in routine lung cancer care: A mixed-method study. Lung Cancer 2020; 147:1-11. [PMID: 32634651 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Breathlessness in lung cancer negatively impacts on quality of life but often goes undetected and undertreated in clinical practice. There is a need for routine surveillance for early identification and proactive management of breathlessness using patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical care but it is unclear what PROMs should be used or are accurate for use in routine care. METHODS We used mixed-methods (quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews) to examine the predictors of breathlessness in 339 lung cancer participants and acceptability of PROMs. In addition to multivariate analysis to examine predictors of dyspnea, participants completed an acceptability survey and themes were derived for the qualitative data (n = 26) to explore patient experience of PROMs. We also tested the accuracy of PROMs using a Receiver Operating Characteristic and Area Under the Curve analysis. RESULTS A total of 339 patients completed the breathlessness PROMs and acceptability survey and 26 patients participated in an in-depth interview to investigate their experiences of breathlessness and its PROMs. Prevalence of breathlessness was 51.9 % (n = 176) and 70.5 % of patients preferred the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale followed by the Breathlessness Intensity (BI) scale (63.7 %) among the five measures for breathlessness- Modified Borg Scale (MBS), Cancer Dyspnea Scale (CDS), MRC, BI, and Breathlessness Distress (BD). The finding showed wide variation in the MRC grades across the BI rating even among patients with the same BI score. AUC scores for the Borg scale was 0.71 (using MRC cut-off score of < 2), for CDS, 0.72, for BD, 0.70, and for BI 0.79. For an MRC score of 2, the Borg score cut-off was 0.8 (optimal sensitivity, 50 %; specificity, 93.3 %); the cut-off score of CDS, BD, BI score was 1.4 (optimal sensitivity, 67.1 %; specificity, 70 %), 1.5 (optimal sensitivity, 57.5 %; specificity, 73.3 %), and 1.5 (optimal sensitivity, 72.6 %; specificity, 83.3 %) respectively. AUC by ROC analysis for breathlessness and modest concordance among five PROMs showed important gaps between the individuals' experience and PROMs data. Three main themes from qualitative data included 1) Making sense of symptom reporting, 2) Valuing the reported data, 3) Managing the symptom of breathlessness. CONCLUSION This study examined measurement of breathlessness using PROMs for routine clinical care and showed that severity measures alone do not accurately detect this symptomnor the experiential dimensions of breathlessness that are critical to guide appropriate intervention.
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- Ji Hyun Sung
- College of Nursing, Kosin University, Busan, South Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lawrence Bloomberg School of Nursing previously, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lawrence Bloomberg School of Nursing previously, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Departments of Medicine and Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave., 15-617, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada.
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Hussain FA, Williams S. COPD: a proposed multidisciplinary approach to psychological issues. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 26:1109-1115. [PMID: 29125348 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2017.26.20.1109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) form a sizeable part of the ill-health demographic, both internationally and nationally, impacting markedly on hospital admissions. While prevalence rates of psychological comorbidity vary, there appears to be a consistent presence of depression and anxiety, and additional COPD symptom-related psychological distress. The research evidence base is limited, with seemingly little potential for expansion. Based on the available evidence, this study proposes a multidisciplinary team working model to support the integration of psychological input into the care of inpatients with COPD.
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- Feryad A Hussain
- Clinical Psychologist, Health Psychology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
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- Counselling Psychologist, Health Psychology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
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Sime C, Milligan S, Rooney KD. Improving the waiting times within a hospice breathlessness service. BMJ Open Qual 2019; 8:e000582. [PMID: 31206064 PMCID: PMC6542418 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Breathlessness, a common symptom in advanced disease, is a distressing, complex symptom that can profoundly affect the quality of one’s life. Evidence suggests that specialist palliative care breathlessness intervention services can improve physical well-being, personal coping strategies and quality of life. In the UK, the use of quality improvement methods is well documented in the National Health Service. However, within the independent hospice sector there is a lack of published evidence of using such methods to improve service provision. Aim The aim of this project was to reduce the waiting time from referral to service commencement for a hospice breathlessness service by 40%—from a median of 19.5 to 11.5 working days. Methods Using a quality planning and systems thinking approach staff identified barriers and blockages in the current system and undertook plan-do-study-act cycles to test change ideas. The ideas tested included offering home visits to patients on long-term oxygen, using weekly team ‘huddles’, streamlining the internal referral process and reallocating staff resources. Results Using quality improvement methods enabled staff to proactively engage in positive changes to improve the service provided to people living with chronic breathlessness. Offering alternatives to morning appointments; using staff time more efficiently and introducing accurate data collection enabled staff to monitor waiting times in real time. The reduction achieved in the median waiting time from referral to service commencement exceeded the project aim. Conclusions This project demonstrates that quality improvement methodologies can be successfully used in a hospice setting to improve waiting times and meet the specific needs of people receiving specialist palliative care.
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- Caroline Sime
- Institute for Research in Healthcare Policy & Practice, University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton, Scotland
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland.,Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Professor of Care Improvement, University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton, Scotland
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The impairing effect of dyspnea on response inhibition. Int J Psychophysiol 2018; 133:41-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Schumacher C, Hussey L, Hall V. Heart failure self-management and normalizing symptoms: an exploration of decision making in the community. Heart Lung 2018; 47:297-303. [PMID: 29699706 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the decision making processes undertaken by community-dwelling individuals with heart failure as they experience symptom changes. BACKGROUND Heart failure patients are responsible for daily self-management that includes responding to symptom fluctuations between exacerbations. Despite education, some patients fail to seek timely medical intervention when symptoms change. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with homecare patients after receiving self-management education. Grounded theory methods and qualitative software were used to collect and analyze the data. RESULTS Five themes were identified: perceiving symptoms, alleviating actions and control, normalizing symptoms, absence of help seeking behaviors, and decreased functional capacity. Normalizing symptoms included actions taken by participants to mitigate symptom fluctuations. Daily fluctuations were assimilated into normal life resulting in desensitization of symptom recognition and decreased functional capacity. CONCLUSIONS Findings support the need to educate on early symptom recognition, the benefits of safe physical activity, and building a system to support self-management patient-physician collaboration.
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- Connie Schumacher
- Walden University, 100 S Washington Ave #900, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA.
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- Walden University, 100 S Washington Ave #900, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA
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- Walden University, 100 S Washington Ave #900, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA
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Hutchinson A, Barclay-Klingle N, Galvin K, Johnson MJ. Living with breathlessness: a systematic literature review and qualitative synthesis. Eur Respir J 2018; 51:51/2/1701477. [PMID: 29467199 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01477-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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What is the experience of people living with breathlessness due to medical conditions, those caring for them and those treating them, with regard to quality of life and the nature of clinical interactions?Electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL Plus and PsycINFO) were searched (January 1987 to October 2017; English language), for qualitative studies exploring the experience of chronic breathlessness (patients, carers and clinicians). Two independent reviewers screened titles, abstracts and papers retrieved against inclusion criteria. Disagreements were resolved with a third reviewer. Primary qualitative data were extracted and synthesised using thematic synthesis.Inclusion and synthesis of 101 out of 2303 international papers produced four descriptive themes: 1) widespread effects of breathlessness; 2) coping; 3) help-seeking behaviour; and 4) clinicians' responsiveness to the symptom of breathlessness. The themes were combined to form the concept of "breathing space", to show how engaged coping and appropriate help-seeking (patient) and attention to symptom (clinician) helps maximise the patient's quality of living with breathlessness.Breathlessness has widespread impact on both patient and carer and affects breathing space. The degree of breathing space is influenced by interaction between the patient's coping style, their help-seeking behaviour and their clinician's responsiveness to breathlessness itself, in addition to managing the underlying disease.
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Harvey CL, Sibley J, Palmer J, Phillips A, Willis E, Marshall R, Thompson S, Ward S, Forrest R, Pearson M. Development, implementation and evaluation of nurse-led integrated, person-centred care with long-term conditions. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE 2017. [DOI: 10.1108/jica-01-2017-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to outline a conceptual plan for innovative, integrated care designed for people living with long-term conditions (LTCs).
Design/methodology/approach
The conceptual plan delivers a partnership between the health system, the person with LTCs (chronic), their family, and the community. The partnership aims to support people at home with access to effective treatment, consistent with the New Zealand Government Health Strategy. This concept of people-owned care is provided by nurses with advanced practice skills, who coordinate care across services, locations and multiple LTCs.
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With the global increase in numbers of people with multiple chronic conditions, health services are challenged to deliver good outcomes and experience. This model aims to demonstrate the effective use of healthcare resources by supporting people living with a chronic condition, to increase their self-efficacy and resilience in accordance with personal, cultural and social circumstance. The aim is to have a model of care that is replicable and transferable across a range of health services.
Social implications
People living with chronic conditions can be empowered to manage their health and well-being, whilst having access to nurse-led care appropriate to individual needs.
Originality/value
Although there are examples of case management and nurse-led coordination, this model is novel in that it combines a liaison nursing role that works in partnership with patients, whilst ensuring that care across a number of primary and secondary care services is truly integrated and not simply interfaced.
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Israelsson-Skogsberg Å, Lindahl B. Personal care assistants' experiences of caring for people on home mechanical ventilation. Scand J Caring Sci 2016; 31:27-36. [PMID: 27126367 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to describe personal care assistants' (PCA) experiences of working with a ventilator-assisted person at home. METHODS Data were collected from fifteen audiotaped semistructured interviews with PCAs supporting a child or adult using home mechanical ventilation (HMV). Thirteen women and two men participated; their working experience with HMV users ranged from one to 17 years (median 6 years). Data were subjected to qualitative content analysis in an inductive and interpretive manner. FINDINGS Five categories emerged from the data: Being part of a complex work situation; Taking on a multidimensional responsibility; Caring carried out in someone's home; Creating boundaries in an environment with indistinct limits; and Being close to another's body and soul. CONCLUSIONS The participants felt very close to the person they worked with, both physically and emotionally. They had a great responsibility and therefore a commensurate need for support, guidance and a well-functioning organisation around the HMV user. There is international consensus that advanced home care will continue to expand and personal care assistance is key in this development. We suggest that one way to move forward for PCAs working with HMV users is to create multiprofessional teams led by a key-person who coordinates the individual needs. More research is needed within this area from a broad perspective including the HMV-assisted persons, relatives, personal care assistants and management organisations.
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- Borås University College, Faculty of Caring Sciences, Work Life & Social Welfare, Borås, Sweden
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