Non-pharmacological management of breathlessness: a collaborative nurse--physiotherapist approach.

摘要: Breathlessness is a common and challenging symptom in palliative care. A simple audit of 470 patients under the St Christopher’s Hospice Homecare team found that 43% complained breathlessness. Research has indicated non-pharmacological management can be benefit to terminally ill with Knowing both nurses physiotherapists each have core skills offer these patients, authors aimed integrate consolidate their approach enhance best practice. The supportive care advice clinical nurse specialist was combined physiotherapy sessions. aim this collaborative reduce patient anxiety, maximize respiratory function provide information help understand, adapt regain some control breathing. leaflet containing written for developed useful. It professional relationships strengthened links between multiprofessional team....