Journal article
Predictors of caregiver burden across the home‐based palliative care trajectory in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Family caregivers of patients enrolled in home-based palliative care programmes provide unpaid care and assistance with daily activities to terminally ill family members. Caregivers often experience caregiver burden, which is an important predictor of anxiety and depression that can extend into bereavement. We conducted a longitudinal, prospective cohort study to comprehensively assess modifiable and non-modifiable patient and caregiver factors …
Authors
Guerriere D; Husain A; Zagorski B; Marshall D; Seow H; Brazil K; Kennedy J; Burns S; Brooks H; Coyte PC
Journal
Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 428–438
Publisher
Hindawi
Publication Date
July 2016
DOI
10.1111/hsc.12219
ISSN
0966-0410