Abstract

CHOVER-SIERRA, Elena  and  MARTINEZ-SABATER, Antonio. Multidisciplinary intervention in the management of breathlessness in people with non-malignant chronic diseases in advanced situation. Index Enferm [online]. 2018, vol.27, n.1-2, pp.98-102. ISSN 1699-5988.

This work shows a critical review of an article that presents the results of a clinical trial conducted in a hospital in the United Kingdom to study the results of an intervention with palliative approach to manage breathlessness in patients with chronic diseases in advanced stages. After presenting the article's summary, highlighting the main results obtained, we offer its critical revision, which has tried to analyze both the design and the methodology used in the clinical trial and also the implications for nursing practice, with emphasisin the field of palliative care.

Keywords : Multidisciplinary intervention; Dyspnea; Advanced disease; Palliative care; Nursing; Scientific evidence.