Underutilization of palliative care in advanced COPD and heart failure: associations, disparities, and the role of specialists
Palliative care utilization is alarmingly low among patients with HF and COPD despite significant symptom burden. Specialists should advocate for PCU as their involvement could enhance end-of-life care planning, improve patient outcomes, and address current gaps in care.
Authors
- Lior Zornitzki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3245-2653)
- Amir Bar‐Shai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9364-6887)
- Gil Bornstein
- Neta Sror
- Ophir Freund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7272-5284)
- Shir Frydman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-9109)
- Rotem Tellem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-9810)
- Shmuel Banai
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666251364056
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00