Background: This study is based on people dying at home relying on the care of unpaid
family carers. There is growing recognition of the central role that family carers play and the …

Background: There is growing awareness that different terminal diseases translate into
different family caregiver experiences, and the palliative and supportive care needs of these …

The aim of this study was to explore treatment burden among people with a variety of
chronic conditions and comorbidities and their unpaid carers. The burden of living with …

Objectives: To describe hospital and emergency department use in the last year of life by
people for whom death from cancer or one of another nine conditions was an expected …

Background Over the past years, researchers have developed studies about informal
caregivers who care for the elderly living at home. Meeting these needs can help these …

Background: As societies age and governments attempt to manage within constrained
health budgets by moving care into community settings, women will be called upon to …

The article explores the underlying reasons for patients' self‐perception of being a burden
(SPB) in family settings, including its impact on relationships when wishes to die (WTD) are …

Apresenta-se e discute-se a situação das cuidadoras e dos cuidadores familiares de idosos
dependentes. Ressaltam-se sua dedicação, seus problemas e os encaminhamentos para …

Background: Research indicates that women are the primary family caregivers for others at
life's end and, because of ageing populations, will keep fulfilling this role as they age. Yet …

Family caregivers of patients enrolled in home‐based palliative care programmes provide
unpaid care and assistance with daily activities to terminally ill family members. Caregivers …