The use of specialist palliative care services differs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung disease: A national cohort study
ILD patients received more SPC than COPD patients, yet the numbers were low in both patient groups. Using acute hospital resources was common during the last months of life, but SPC reduced this.
Authors
- Hanna Pihlaja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8721-4818)
- Juho T. Lehto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8519-7372)
- Timo Carpén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0117-8559)
- Tiina Saarto
- Reetta P. Piili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6727-3773)
- Mikko Nuutinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7429-3710)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Pirkanmaa Hospital District (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108045
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56