The perspectives of bereaved family carers on dying at home: The study protocol of 'unpacking the home: Family carers' reflections on dying at home

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Payne, Sheila ^a   Brearley, Sarah ^a   Milligan, Christine ^b   Seamark, David ^c   Thomas, Carol ^b   Wang, Xu ^d   Blake, Susan ^c   Turner, Mary ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Honiton Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life; Home; Informal caregivers; Interviews; Palliative care; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYING; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84869873539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-11-23     Document Type: Article

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