Evaluation of a psycho-educational group programme for family caregivers in home-based palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 270-280

  Hudson, Peter ^a   Quinn, K ^a   Kristjanson, L ^b   Thomas, T ^a   Braithwaite, M ^c   Fisher, J ^d   Cockayne, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Grampians Regional Palliative Care   (Australia)

^e South East Palliative Care ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Education; Family; Intervention; Palliative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DYING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COPING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TEACHING; VICTORIA;

EID: 44849096364     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307088187     Document Type: Article

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