How well do family caregivers cope after caring for a relative with advanced disease and how can health professionals enhance their support?

Peter L Hudson; Peter Hudson

doi:10.1089/jpm.2006.9.694

How well do family caregivers cope after caring for a relative with advanced disease and how can health professionals enhance their support?

Peter L Hudson, Peter Hudson

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Abstract

Support for families during a person's advanced disease and also into the bereavement period is a major component of palliative care. However, because of the gaps in bereavement research in this area, there is a lack of evidence-based direction for health professionals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	694-703
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Palliative Medicine
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2006.9.694
Publication status	Published - Jun 2006

Keywords

Caregivers
Adaptation, Psychological
Humans
Terminally Ill
Aged
Middle Aged
Male
Female
Bereavement

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