Family caregivers are crucial for supporting home death. We reviewed published qualitative
research on home-based family caregiving at end of life (1998—2008), synthesizing key …

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 Norway has one of the lowest home death rates in Europe. However, it is the
health authorities´ ambition to increase this by facilitating palliative care at home. The aim of …

Background: Relatives looking after a terminally ill family member at home face numerous
challenges. Studies into relatives' experiences of home caregiving have been criticised for …

Aim. To review systematically research conducted during the past five years focusing on the
relatives' situation and needs in end‐of‐life care. Background and aim. That relatives make …

The aim of the study was to describe nurses' experiences in caring for gravely ill and dying
patients outside special palliative care settings. Tape‐recorded qualitative interviews were …

Primary health care is the base of Swedish healthcare, and many terminally ill patients are
cared for at home. A dying relative has a profound impact on his/her family members' …

Aim To explore how family caregivers experience involvement in palliative care. Design A
qualitative design with a narrative approach was used. Methods Purposive sampling and …

Aim: Culture is becoming increasingly important in relation to end of life (EoL) care in a
context of globalization, migration and European integration. We explore and compare socio …

Introduction One of the key aspects of the care of terminal patients is care delivered in their
own home. Increasingly, the process of dying is moving from hospitals to homes. Although …