Objective: Family members who take on the role of caregiving for someone who is dying
begin bereavement after being emotionally and physically taxed by the caregiving …

Past studies examining the relationship between preparedness for loss and bereavement
outcomes among caregivers of spouses/partners with life-limiting illness did not adequately …

Background It is widely recognised, that family members are central to care of people with
advanced illness, and that support should be provided to all family members in need thereof …

Background Standards for bereavement care propose that support should be matched to
risk and need. However, studies in many countries demonstrate that palliative care services …

Family caregivers are crucial for supporting home death. We reviewed published qualitative
research on home-based family caregiving at end of life (1998—2008), synthesizing key …

CONTEXT: Palliative care services are required to support patients who have advanced, life-
threatening, noncurable disease, and their family caregivers. Comprehensive psychological …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to ascertain how bereaved caregivers of a family
member who died from a dementia-related diagnosis (a) define preparedness and (b) …

Background: Palliative care principles are known to support the experiences of children and
their families throughout the illness trajectory. However, there is little knowledge of the …

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore relatives' existential concerns when caring for a
seriously ill family member as well as to describe interventions that meet these concerns …

Context Patient death is common in long-term care (LTC). Yet, little attention has been paid
to how direct care staff members, who provide the bulk of daily LTC, experience patient …