Abstract
This article describes the importance of improving access to palliative care services of patients with advanced chronic respiratory disease. It outlines their needs, the challenges involved in meeting them and ways in which current models of care may need to be modified to increase access.
MeSH terms
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Attitude to Death
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Health Services Accessibility*
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Humans
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Needs Assessment
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Palliative Care / organization & administration*
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Palliative Care / standards
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Quality of Life
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Respiratory Tract Diseases / physiopathology
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Respiratory Tract Diseases / therapy*
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Terminal Care / organization & administration*
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Terminal Care / standards