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Commentary on: Becqué YN, Rietjens JAC, van Driel A, et al. Nursing interventions to support family caregivers in end-of-life care at home: a systematic narrative review. Int J Nurs Stud 2019;7:28–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.04.011
Implications for practice and research
Nurses should provide individualised interventions to support family caregivers in end-of-life-care at home.
Multicomponent interventions have the potential to address the complex needs of family caregivers.
Future research needs to establish effective interventions and their related components.
Context
Informal family caregivers play a crucial role in end-of-life care, especially in the community. However, family caregivers are known to have high needs and psychological morbidity,1 including fatigue, sleep problems, depression, anxiety and burnout. Palliative care aims to provide psychosocial support to patients and families facing terminal illness. Interventions that aim to support family caregivers are increasing and have been reported in the literature.2 Nurses are in a unique position to …
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