Exploring the disease experience and supportive care for people with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Malaysia: a multiperspective qualitative study
The Malaysian healthcare system is responding poorly to the needs of patients with very severe COPD. Raising awareness of these needs is the first step, but there needs to be a major change within the system if the care of this hidden neglected population is to be improved.
Authors
- Zee Nee Lim
- Aziz Sheikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7022-3056)
- Norita Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9610-467X)
- Ahmad Ihsan Abu Bakar
- Yun Li Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7974-0831)
- Su May Liew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-7955)
- Sylvia McCarthy
- Nik Sherina Hanafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9140-0955)
- Ee Ming Khoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3191-1264)
- Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7811-5738)
- Hilary Pinnock
- Yong Kek Pang
Institutions
- Hospital Kuala Lumpur (MY)
- University of Malaya (MY)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04127
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56