title: [Dyspnoea--a multifactorial and multidimensional symptom].
abstract: The treatment of dyspnoea is a considerable challenge in palliative care. Respiratory problems, besides pain, belong to the most common symptoms of terminally ill patients. Invasiveness of diagnostic measures and treatment options demand a critical evaluation of the patient's burden and the expected relief by the therapy. On the basis of a case study of a lung cancer patient, the complexity of different causes of dyspnoea will be discussed. Special consideration will be taken to the psychosocial dimension of dyspnoea.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Palliativteam, Krankenhaus St. Josef, Braunau am Inn, Osterreich. katharina.doppler@khbr.at
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doppler
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deutsch
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology