Psycho-educational group intervention for family caregivers of hospitalized palliative care patients: Pilot study

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-281

  Hudson, Peter L ^a,b   Lobb, Elizabeth A ^c   Thomas, Kristina ^a   Zordan, Rachel D ^a   Trauer, Tom ^a,d,e   Quinn, Karen ^a   Williams, Anne ^f   Summers, Michael ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g Multiple Sclerosis Society of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DYING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOEDUCATION;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84858111135     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0347     Document Type: Article

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