Patients with advanced COPD or CHF experience comorbidities and suffer from multiple symptoms, which are often under treated. Further development and implementation of palliative care programs, consisting of regular assessment of the patients' comorbidities and symptoms as well as the provision of patient-tailored interventions is needed.
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