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

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/519359

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

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.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Strategic Awards

Funding Amount: $49,425.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ophthalmology and optometry not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Carers | Chronic Airflow Limitation | Chronic Obstructive lung disease (COPD) | End of life decision making | Palliative Care

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