International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Patient-Caregiver Dyads in Severe and Advanced COPD: Relationships, Caregiving Burden, and Intervention Support: A Narrative Review
By Zu Y, Sun H, Luo D and 1 others.
Abstract
Background
Informal caregivers are central to the home management of severe and advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly when patients have high symptom burden, recurrent exacerbations, respiratory disability, long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT), or home non-invasive ventilation (NIV). This narrative review synthesizes evidence on patient-caregiver relationships, caregiving burden, and intervention support in these high-need COPD phenotypes.
