What is the impact of home non-invasive ventilation on the health-related quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? A systematic review.

Alison BreenPinar Avsar Zena E H Moore Tom O'Connor Linda Elizabeth NugentDeclan Patton

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2022)

This systematic review determines that home NIV does positively impact the HRQL of those with COPD. However, the limited quality of primary studies highlights the need for more in-depth research in this area to bring about optimal standardisation of clinical practice in relation to the use of NIV at home.

Keyphrases

systematic review
clinical practice
healthcare
meta analyses
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
optical coherence tomography
case control
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
randomized controlled trial
quality improvement
cystic fibrosis