Final Transitions: Family Caregiving at the End of Life
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Final transitions: family caregiving at the end of life.
BACKGROUND This study aimed to understand how caregivers make the transition to end-stage caregiving and to illuminate its unique aspects using a stress process model. METHODS Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 74 caregivers of a family member who had been receiving hospice care for at least 2 weeks. Interviews were tape recorded, transcribed, and coded for emergent themes us...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Palliative Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1096-6218,1557-7740
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.623