Predicting outcomes following holistic breathlessness services: A pooled analysis of individual patient data.
Lisa Jane BrightonWei GaoMorag FarquharSara BoothSabrina BajwahWilliam D-C ManCharles C ReillyDeok Hee YiIrene J HigginsonMatthew MaddocksPublished in: Palliative medicine (2019)
Outcomes of mastery and distress following holistic breathlessness services are influenced by baseline scores for these variables, and not by diagnosis, lung function or health status. Stratifying patients by levels of mastery and/or distress due to breathlessness appears appropriate for clinical trials and services.
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