Journal article
Service Preferences Among Family Caregivers of the Terminally Ill
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The ability of families to assume caregiving responsibilities is contingent on material, social, and professional support. Inadequate or inappropriate support to the terminally ill and their family caregivers can result in the misuse of resources and add burden to the family. In this report, we describe service preferences among informal caregivers of the terminally ill.
DESIGN: Three hundred seventy-three caregivers participated in …
Authors
Brazil K; Bedard M; Krueger P; Abernathy T; Lohfeld L; Willison K
Journal
Journal of Palliative Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 69–78
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert
Publication Date
February 2005
DOI
10.1089/jpm.2005.8.69
ISSN
1096-6218