The view of pulmonologists on palliative care for patients with COPD: a survey study

Figures & data

Figure 1 Study flow diagram.

Abbreviation: i.t., in training.

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

Study population (N=256)	N(%)
Position
Pulmonologist	197 (77)
Pulmonologist i.t.	59 (23)
Clinician
Active	254 (99.2)
Gender
Male	136 (53.1)
Work place
General hospital	202 (78.9)
Academic hospital	45 (17.6)
Categorical hospital*	8 (3.1)
Missing	1 (0.4)

Note:

* Specialized pulmonary hospital (sleep, rehabilitation, or cancer).

Abbreviation: i.t., in training.

Figure 2 The percentage of pulmonologists that use the guideline palliative care for patients with COPD.

Figure 3 The criteria and the percentage of respondents that mentioned use of each criterion to identify patients with COPD for palliative care.

Abbreviations: AECOPD, acute exacerbation COPD; BMI, body mass index; CCQ, clinical COPD questionnaire; FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; MRC dyspnea, Medical Research Council dyspnea questionnaire; NIV, non invasive ventilation; NPPV, non invasive possitive pressure ventilation.

Figure 4 The aspects of palliative care for patients with COPD and the percentage of respondents that mentioned which aspects were important and for which aspects improvement is desirable.

Abbreviations: ACP, advance care planning; GP, general practitioner; ICU, intensive care unit; N/A, not applicable.

Figure 5 The percentage of respondents that indicated the presence of an SPCT in the hospital and the involvement of the SPCT in the care of patients with COPD.

Abbreviation: SPCT, specialized palliative care team.

Figure 6 The opinion of respondents about who should organize palliative care for patients with COPD during hospitalization and in the ambulatory setting.

Abbreviations: GP, general practitioner; N/A, not applicable; SPCT, specialized palliative care team.