Data collection
death, COPD
COPD
Demographics and patient-reported outcome measures were collected using a questionnaire at three time points. At baseline, patients completed a paper questionnaire during hospitalization. After 3 and 6 months, a follow-up questionnaire was sent to the patient’s home or email, depending on the patient’s preference. Patients were called by phone to remind them to complete the follow-up questionnaires. However, this was not always possible due to staff shortages in the research team. Medical record assessment was performed after 12 months to retrieve data on healthcare use, documentation of treatment preferences and date and place of death. Also, we assessed how many patients had received intervention components. Intervention patients who had had at least one palliative care conversation at the outpatient clinic with their pulmonologist and/or COPD nurse within 6 months after inclusion were considered to have received the intervention with fidelity.