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- Title
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Family Caregivers.
- Authors
Applebaum, Allison J.; Kent, Erin E.; Ellington, Lee; Campbell, Grace; Donovan, Heidi; Trivedi, Ranak; Van Houtven, Courtney; Gray, Tamryn F.; Gebert, Rebecca R.; Rosa, William E.; Odom, J. Nicholas
- Abstract
Family and friend caregivers play critical roles in ensuring that persons with serious illness receive high-quality care, and their responsibilities often increase as patients transition from receiving solely curative-focused care to primarily palliative-focused care. Integrating family caregivers into the health care team and supporting them in their role has significant benefits for family caregivers, patients, health care systems, communities, and society. Palliative care clinicians across all disciplines are uniquely suited to provide necessary training and support to family caregivers as they navigate the demands of their role. Here, we contend that providing comprehensive palliative care includes addressing the needs of family caregivers and provide ten tips and practical guidance to assist palliative care clinicians to support family caregivers. Engaging family caregivers as partners in care will ultimately allow palliative care clinicians to deliver the highest quality patient care and ensure the best possible outcomes for families facing serious illnesses.
- Subjects
CRITICALLY ill; PATIENTS; PALLIATIVE treatment; MEDICAL quality control; HUMANITY; FAMILIES; SERVICES for caregivers; FAMILY roles; EVALUATION of medical care; DECISION making; CAREGIVERS; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY support; NEEDS assessment; SOCIAL support; FRIENDSHIP; WELL-being
- Publication
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2024, Vol 27, Issue 7, p930
- ISSN
1096-6218
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jpm.2023.0640