What Are the Key Elements of Educational Interventions for Lay Carers of Patients With Advanced Disease? A Systematic Literature Search and Narrative Review of Structural Components, Processes and Modes of Delivery

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 117-130.e27

  Farquhar, Morag ^a,b   Penfold, Clarissa ^a   Walter, Fiona M ^a,c   Kuhn, Isla ^a   Benson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

advanced disease; education; Informal carers; intervention; narrative review; symptom management

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NARRATIVE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY;

CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84973909629     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.341     Document Type: Review

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