Identification of Patients with COPD with a Poor Prognosis and Implementation of Proactive Palliative Care
- Conditions
- COPD, palliative care, quality of life, prognosis, indicators start palliative care, readmission, mortalityCOPD, palliatieve zorg, kwaliteit van leven, prognose, indicatoren start palliatieve zorg, heropname, sterfte
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20335
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
- Brief Summary
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- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 174
Inclusion Criteria
All patients with an acute exacerbation COPD (AECOPD) admitted to the hospital, and
- Aged 18 years or older.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not speaking the dutch language, or
- Severe cognitive disorders, or
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure of the indicator study is: <br /><br>- Length of time from the moment that a patient hospitalized for AECOPD meets two or more criteria of the set of indicators until death for any cause.<br /><br>The primary outcome measure of the intervention study is:<br /><br>- Quality of life of the patient (SGRQ)<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method