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- Title
Family care and burden at the end of life.
- Authors
Zarit, Steven H.
- Abstract
Comments on the burden facing family members who provide a considerable amount of care for people with terminal illnesses. Reason for the lack of attention on the subject of care at the end of life in the literature on family caregiving; Factors that must be considered concerning family caregivers; Importance of providing families with the information they need to understand the patient's illness and manage the various tasks required of them.
- Subjects
CAREGIVERS; TERMINAL care; TERMINALLY ill -- Home care; MEDICAL care; SICK people; FAMILIES; CARE of people
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2004, Vol 170, Issue 12, p1811
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.1040196