Exploring factors that influence informal caregiving in medication management for home hospice patients

DT Lau, R Berman, L Halpern, AS Pickard… - Journal of palliative …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Objective: To explore factors that influence how informal caregivers manage medications as
part of caring for hospice patients. Methods: Semistructured, open-ended interviews were …

Formal and informal support of family caregivers managing medications for patients who receive end-of-life care at home: a cross-sectional survey of caregivers

BT Joyce, R Berman, DT Lau - Palliative Medicine, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Managing medications is a complex responsibility of family caregivers caring
for end-of-life patients. This study characterizes caregivers with and without formal/informal …

[HTML][HTML] Hospice providers' key approaches to support informal caregivers in managing medications for patients in private residences

DT Lau, B Joyce, ML Clayman, S Dy… - Journal of pain and …, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Managing and administering medications to relieve pain and symptoms are
common, important responsibilities for informal caregivers of patients receiving end-of-life …

Hospice experiences and approaches to support and assess family caregivers in managing medications for home hospice patients: a providers survey

BT Joyce, DT Lau - Palliative medicine, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Hospice providers need to ensure that informal, unpaid caregivers can safely
manage medications to alleviate pain and distressing symptoms in patients near the end of …

Family caregiver skills in medication management for hospice patients: a qualitative study to define a construct

DT Lau, JD Kasper, JM Hauser… - … Sciences and Social …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To propose a theoretical construct of family caregiver skills in effective medication
management for home hospice patients. Methods Semistructured face-to-face interviews …

Caregivers experiences of managing medications for palliative care patients at the end of life: a qualitative study

B Sheehy-Skeffington, S McLean… - American Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Informal caregivers are important in enabling palliative care patients to die at home,
including their role in managing medications. Often these patients are taking multiple …

Perceived barriers that impede provider relations and medication delivery: hospice providers' experiences in nursing homes and private homes

DT Lau, J Masin-Peters, C Berdes… - Journal of Palliative …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Hospice providers often work with nursing home providers or with family
caregivers to deliver medication services aimed at alleviating suffering in patients with life …

Support needs of informal hospice caregivers: A qualitative study

J Kutner, KM Kilbourn, A Costenaro… - Journal of palliative …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: Informal caregivers of hospice patients experience multiple stressors that can
negatively impact physical, psychological, and emotional health. The goal of this qualitative …

[HTML][HTML] Managing medications during home hospice cancer care: the needs of family caregivers

J Tjia, L Ellington, MF Clayton, C Lemay… - Journal of Pain and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Context Family caregivers (FCGs) are often at the frontline of symptom
management for patients with advanced illness in home hospice. FCGs' cognitive, social …

Informal caregiving of hospice patients

CG Pottie, KA Burch, LP Montross Thomas… - Journal of palliative …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Background: Informal caregivers play a critical role in the provision of care to hospice
patients. The care they provide often impacts their physical and psychological well-being …