A 10-year literature review of family caregiving for motor neurone disease: Moving from caregiver burden studies to palliative care interventions

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 437-446

  Aoun, Samar M ^a   Bentley, Brenda ^a   Funk, Laura ^b   Toye, Chris ^a   Grande, Gunn ^c   Stajduhar, Kelli J ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; caregiver burden; family caregiving; Motor neurone disease; palliative care; supportive care

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BEREAVEMENT; BREATHING; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EXHAUSTION; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPITE CARE; REVIEW; SPOUSE; SWALLOWING; TERMINAL CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877771517     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216312455729     Document Type: Review

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