A Problem-Solving Intervention for Hospice Family Caregivers: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Family caregivers of hospice patients have multiple needs as they try to cope during a stressful time. Translatable interventions effective in improving caregiver outcomes are greatly needed. Our objective was to assess the impact of a problem-solving intervention (called Problem-Solving Intervention to Support Caregivers in End-of-Life Care Settings [PISCES]) to support hospice caregivers on caregiver quality of life and anxiety, and compare its effectiveness delivered face to face and via videoconferencing.

Design

In this 4-year randomized clinical trial, caregivers were randomly assigned to a group receiving standard care with added "friendly calls" (attention control [AC] group), a group receiving standard care and PISCES delivered face to face (F2F), or a gro

SUBMITTER: Demiris G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6791527 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature