OUTCOMES OF CARE IN PALLIATIVE CARE PERIOD AMONG CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) PATIENTS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Outcomes of Care in Palliative care period among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients.

: An Integrative Review
Bhooncharasm THANTHITOTHANAKUL¹   Kanu Priya Mohan²    Decho Surangsrirat³

¹Student of Ph.D. Program in Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Behavioral Science Research, The Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University, 114 Soi Sukhumvit 23, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.

²  Advisor, Assistant Professor, Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University, 114 Soi Sukhumvit 23, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.

³  Co-advisor, Senior Researcher at Assistive Technology and Medical Devices Research Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 111 Thailand Science Park Phahonyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.

(^*Corresponding author’s e-mail: [email protected], [email protected])                                                 

Running title

Outcomes of Care in Palliative care period among COPD patients

Abstract

Aims: This paper reports the synthesis of evidence on examining the origins and definition of the concept of outcome of care, its application in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease, patients and exploring its utility as a means of understanding all outcomes for caring in older adult with COPD.

Background: Outcomes of care is a concept that is become relevant to understanding how COPD patients live with their illness, stay with long term conditions. Outcome of caring of older adult with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients must be able to respond after they received treatment or care from all care givers, their spouse.

Design: Literature review – Integrative review.

Data sources: CINAHL, PubMed, Google Scholar and EBSCO were searched between 1990s – 2022s.

Review methods: The principles of rapid evidence assessment were followed.

Results: The researcher identified 425 relevant papers; 30 papers reported the presence of the concept of outcome of care of chronic lungs disease patients and COPD patients but only 17 papers reported the presence of the concept of outcome of care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients and have been included in the synthesis. The term outcome of care in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the caregiving is most often understood using in model of holistic healthcare in chronic illness.

Keywords: Outcome of care, Palliative care period, End of life, Chronic Lungs disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients.