Correlates and predictors of conflict at the end of life among families enrolled in hospice

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 155-162

  Kramer, Betty J ^a   Boelk, Amy Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiver; end of life; Family conflict; hospice; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; SEX RATIO; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; CONFLICT; FAMILY; HOSPICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CAREGIVERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84938418368     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. D.P. Waldrop, B.J. Kramer, J.A. Skrentny, R.A. Milch, and W. Finn Final transitions: family caregiving at the end of life J Palliat Med 8 2005 623 638
2. K. Kehl, K. Kirchoff, B.J. Kramer, and C. Hovland-Scafe Challenges facing families at the end-of-life in three settings J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care 5 2010 144 168
3. K. Broom, and E. Kirby The end of life and the family: hospice patients' views on dying as relational Sociol Health Illn 35 2013 499 513
4. W.J. Strawbridge, and M.I. Wallhagen Impact of family conflict on adult child caregivers Gerontologist 31 1991 770 777
5. S.J. Semple Conflict in Alzheimer's caregiving families: its dimensions and consequences Gerontologist 32 1992 648 655
6. D.W. Kissane, S. Bloch, P. Onghena, D.P. McKenzie, R.D. Snyder, and D.L. Dowe The Melbourne Family Grief Study, II: psychosocial morbidity and grief in bereaved families Am J Psychiatry 153 1996 659 666
7. B.J. Kramer, M. Kavanaugh, A. Trentham-Dietz, M. Walsh, and J.A. Yonker Complicated grief in caregivers of persons with lung cancer: the role of family conflict, intrapsychic strains and hospice utilization Omega 62 2010-2011 201 220
8. B.J. Kramer, and J.A. Yonker Perceived success in addressing end-of-life care needs of low-income elders and their families: what's family conflict got to do with it? J Pain Symptom Manage 41 2011 35 48
9. R. Kayashima Barriers to good end-of-life care: a physician survey Hawaii Med J 60 2001 40 44
10. National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. Clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative Care. 2nd ed. 2009. Available at: http://www.nationalconsensusproject.org. Accessed June 6, 2011.
11. B.J. Kramer, A. Boelk, and C. Auer Family conflict at the end-of-life: lessons learned in a model program for vulnerable older adults J Palliat Med 9 2006 791 801
12. B.J. Kramer, M. Kavanaugh, A. Trentham-Dietz, M. Walsh, and J.A. Yonker Predictors of family conflict at the end of life: the experience of spouses and adult children of persons with lung cancer Gerontologist 50 2010 215 225
13. A.Z. Boelk, and B.J. Kramer Advancing theory of family conflict at the end of life: a hospice case study J Pain Symptom Manage 44 2012 655 670
14. P.C. Clark, C.G. Shields, D. Ayccock, and S.L. Wolf Preliminary reliability and validity of a family caregiver conflict scale for stroke Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 18 2003 77 82 92
15. D.W. Kissane, S. Bloch, W.I. Burns, D.P. McKenzie, and M. Posterino Psychological morbidity in the families of patients with cancer Psychooncology 3 1994 47 56
16. R.C. Kessler, B.E. Molnar, I.D. Feurer, and M. Appelbaum Patterns and mental health predictors of domestic violence in the United States: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Int J Law Psychiatry 24 2001 487 508
17. V.P. Tilden, S.W. Tolle, M.J. Garland, and C.A. Nelson Decisions about life-sustaining treatments Arch Intern Med 155 1995 633 638
18. C.T. Su, B.S. McMahan, B.A. Williams, R.K. Sharma, and R.L. Sudore Family matters: effects of birth order, culture, and family dynamics on surrogate decision-making J Am Geriatr Soc 62 2014 175 182
19. C.W. Chan, and A.M. Chang Managing caregiver tasks among family caregivers of cancer patients in Hong Kong J Adv Nurs 29 1999 484 489
20. NHPCO Facts and Figures: Hospice Care in America. Alexandria, VA: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, 2012.
21. S. Katz, T.D. Down, H.R. Cash, and R.C. Grotz Progress in the development of the index of ADL Gerontologist 10 1970 20 30
22. M.P. Lawton, and E.M. Brody Assessment of older people: self-maintaining and instrumental activities of daily living Geron 9 1969 179 186
23. I.W. Miller, N.B. Epstein, D.S. Bishop, and G.I. Keitner The McMaster Family Assessment Device: reliability and validity J Marital Fam Ther 11 1985 345 356
24. B.G. Tabachnick, and L.S. Fidell Using multivariate statistics 4th ed. 2001 Allyn & Bacon Boston, MA
25. D.W. Kissane, M. McKenzie, D.P. McKenzie, A.F. O'Neill, and S. Bloch Psychosocial morbidity associated with patterns of family functioning in palliative care: baseline data from the family focused grief therapy controlled trial Palliat Med 17 2003 527 537
26. T.A. Schuler, T.I. Zaider, Y. Li, S. Hichenberg, M. Masterson, and D.W. Kissane Typology of perceived family functioning in an American sample of patients with advanced cancer J Pain Symptom Manage 48 2014 281 288
27. D. Kissane, and S. Bloch Family focused grief therapy 2010 Open University Press Berkshire, UK
28. K. Boerner, D. Carr, and S. Moorman Family relationships and advance care planning: do supportive and critical relations encourage or hinder planning J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 68 2013 246 256
29. D.A. King, and T. Quill Working with families in palliative care: one size does not fit all J Palliat Med 9 2006 704 715