Informing the development of a model of care for patients with end stage COPD: what are their needs and and they being met

尽管越来越多的证据表明终末期慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）患者存在特定的症状和问题，但目前尚无针对该患者群体的特定护理模式。将对终末期慢性阻塞性肺病患者及其护理人员进行访谈，以探讨目前可获得的服务，以及这些服务如何满足患者的需求。该项目将对南澳大利亚的现有服务进行审计，然后检查医院、专科姑息治疗单位和初级保健服务（包括一般做法）如何相互配合，以满足这些确定的患者和护理人员的需求。这项研究的结果将用于开发一种（或多种）独特的护理模式，以满足终末期COPD患者的需求。

Currently there is no specific model of care for people with end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), despite growing evidence of the specific symptoms and issues of this patient group. Interviews with end stage COPD patients and their carers will be undertaken to explore the services currently being accessed, and how well patients’ needs are being met by these services. This project will conduct an audit of available services in South Australia and then examine how hospital, specialist palliative care units and primary care services (including general practice) can interface to meet these identified patient and carer needs. The results from this study will be used to inform development of a distinct model (or models) of care that addresses the needs of patients with end stage COPD.