Challenges in providing family-centered support to families in palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1025-1033

  Del Gaudio, Francesca ^a   Zaider, Talia I ^a   Brier, Moriah ^a   Kissane, David W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenges and guidelines; family focused grief therapy; family therapy; fidelity; palliative care; therapy in the home

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY FOCUSED GRIEF THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SARCOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84868534529     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311426919     Document Type: Article

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