The experience of supporting a dying relative: Reflections of caregivers

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 319-325

  Aoun, Samar M ^a   Kristjanson, Linda J ^a   Hudson, Peter L ^b   Currow, David C ^c   Rosenberg, John P ^d  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impact of caregiving; Informal caregiving; Service provision; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DYING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELATIVE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TERMINAL DISEASE; WELLBEING;

EID: 30044449182     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992605X75930     Document Type: Article

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