Formal and informal support of family caregivers managing medications for patients who receive end-of-life care at home: A cross-sectional survey of caregivers

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1146-1155

  Joyce, Brian T ^a   Berman, Rebecca ^b   Lau, Denys T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Leonard Schanfield Research Institute   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; Hospices; medication therapy management; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; CHICAGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84907205591     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216314535963     Document Type: Article

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