Part 2: Home-based family caregiving at the end of life: A comprehensive review of published qualitative research (1998-2008)

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 594-607

  Funk, L ^a   Stajduhar, K I ^a   Toye, C ^b   Aoun, S ^c   Grande, G E ^b   Todd, C J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

caregivers; home care services; palliative care; review; terminally ill

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA EXTRACTION; EMOTION; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY COUNSELING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; REWARD; TERMINAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 77956818754     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310371411     Document Type: Review

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