Talking With Terminally Ill Patients and Their Caregivers About Death, Dying, and Bereavement
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Methods: Patients from 6 sites in the United States who were estimated to have 6 months or less to live were interviewed in person and reinterviewed 2 to 6 months later. Their caregivers were interviewed separately. At the end of the interviews, patients and caregivers were asked how stressful and how helpful the interview had been. Of 1131 eligible patients, 988 (87.4%) were interviewed, and of 915 eligible caregivers, 893 (97.6%) were interviewed.
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Talking with terminally ill patients and their caregivers about death, dying, and bereavement: is it stressful? Is it helpful?
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