Abstract:Objective To investigate the level of palliative care acceptance among caregivers of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and to analyze the influencing factors. Methods A total of 125 caregivers of COPD patients were surveyed by using the general data questionnaire and the Palliative Care Acceptance Scale for Caregivers of Chronic Disease Patients. Results The total score of palliative care acceptance among the caregivers was (65.98±11.03) points.Palliative care acceptance varied significantly by caregivers′ education level, whether being competent in caregiving job, number of children the caregivers had, caregiver relationship with family (P<0.05,P<0.01). Conclusion The caregivers of COPD patients have a high acceptance of palliative care, which is conducive to the development of COPD palliative care services in China. There is still a need to strengthen education for caregivers with lower education level, poor competence in caregiving job, and having a large number of children and strained relationship with their families, in an effort to improve caregivers′ physical and mental health, and to optimize their own and patients′ quality of life.