Table 1 Description of the education session on palliative care delivered during pulmonary rehabilitation to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or interstitial lung diseases and their family and/or friend caregivers
Content areas | Discussion topics |
|---|---|
Palliative care | Concept/definition of palliative care Role and goals of palliative care |
Symptom control | Dyspnoea (including dyspnoea crisis), fatigue, cough and anorexia management |
Impact of the disease | Impact of the disease on individual and family and/or friend caregiver Maintaining a balance between hope and fears |
Psychosocial support | Hospital- and community-based resources |
Planning for the future | Advance care planning |