Title |
A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients
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Published in |
BMC Palliative Care, August 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-684x-9-17 |
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Authors |
Peter L Hudson, Cheryl Remedios, Kristina Thomas |
Abstract |
Being a family carer to a patient nearing the end of their life is a challenging and confronting experience. Studies show that caregiving can have negative consequences on the health of family carers including fatigue, sleep problems, depression, anxiety and burnout. One of the goals of palliative care is to provide psychosocial support to patients and families facing terminal illness. A systematic review of interventions for family carers of cancer and palliative care patients conducted at the start of this millennium demonstrated that there was a dearth of rigorous inquiry on this topic and consequently limited knowledge regarding the types of interventions likely to be effective in meeting the complex needs of family carers. We wanted to discern whether or not the evidence base to support family carers has improved. Furthermore, undertaking this review was acknowledged as one of the priorities for the International Palliative Care Family Carer Research Collaboration http://www.centreforpallcare.org. |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
United States | 1 | 17% |
Portugal | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 2 | 33% |
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Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
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Spain | 3 | 1% |
United States | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Cyprus | 1 | <1% |
Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
Other | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 279 | 95% |
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Student > Master | 49 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 15% |
Researcher | 31 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 29 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 28 | 10% |
Other | 54 | 18% |
Unknown | 57 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 82 | 28% |
Psychology | 56 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 46 | 16% |
Social Sciences | 24 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 2% |
Other | 14 | 5% |
Unknown | 64 | 22% |