Background: Although informal end-of-life care is associated with significant physical and
psychological morbidity for caregivers, few interventions have been developed to meet …

Purpose Tailored and specific interventions for informal caregivers in palliative care are rare.
We aimed to generate evidence to inform a subsequent appropriate intervention based on …

Objectives Globally, informal caregivers caring for cancer patients meet challenges within
their caregiving role, which significantly influence their quality of life. This qualitative …

Informal caregivers of patients at the end of life perform a crucial role in maintaining and
supporting patients at home. They provide a high level of demanding care, and as a …

Aims. This paper presents the results of a systematic review examining the practical
information needs of informal caregivers providing home‐based palliative and end‐of‐life …

PURPOSE: A trend exists towards moving from the hospital and caring for the patients with
cancer at home, which has directed the burden of caring to the family. As a result the …

Aims: To assess the needs of informal caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients. Materials
and Methods: Fifty four informal caregivers of patients registered in our palliative care …

This qualitative study explored the positive meanings constructed and ascribed to the
experience of providing palliative care at home by bereaved informal cancer carers, a group …

Objective: The burden experienced by informal caregivers (ICs) of patients with advanced
cancer is well documented. ICs are at risk for anxiety and depression, as well as existential …

Background Seriously ill patients often depend on their informal caregivers to help and
support them through the disease course. This study investigated informal cancer …