Mutual support between patients and family caregivers in palliative care: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients in receipt of palliative care services are often viewed primarily as recipients of support from their family caregiver. There is a dearth of evidence in palliative care on what comprises mutual support between patients and their family caregivers in palliative care.

Aim

To identify processes of mutual support between patients and family caregivers in palliative care.

Design

Qualitative study comprising semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using grounded theory procedures.

Setting/participants

Fifteen patients with advanced illness (cancer n = 14, neurodegenerative n = 1) and 21 family caregivers recruited from a large regional-based hospice.

Results

Mutual support between patients and family caregivers comprise

SUBMITTER: McCauley R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657498 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature