Using the delphi technique, this study aimed to identify supportive nursing behaviours and
some factors that inhibit the effective provision of family-centred palliative care in a hospital …

It has been suggested that an important difference between hospital and hospice care is that
the latter is more geared to the attainment of family goals. Nurses are the one group of …

This paper reports on the management of family centered palliative care in different aged
care and acute Australian inpatient settings, following the integration of palliative care with …

The study described in this article sought to gain understanding and insights into the lived
experience of families who journeyed with their loved one through the palliative phase of …

Aim This study aimed to describe the psychosocial support healthcare professionals in
specialist palliative inpatient units provide to family members of palliative care patients …

Objective: When a family member is faced with a terminal illness, the impending death
presents a crisis and a challenge to the entire family as a system. This article highlights the …

Aim. To elicit an in‐depth understanding of the sources of power and how power is
exercised within client–nurse relationships in home‐based palliative care. Background. As …

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to describe families' experiences of providing physical care
to their critically ill relatives with bed-side nurses' support. METHODS: A qualitative research …

Palliative care programs are based on the principle that care should be directed to the family
as a unit. However, existing guidelines for care of the family tend to be described in general …

Aims and objectives. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand and interpret
the 'family experience'with an adult member hospitalized with a critical illness. Background …