Family Caregiver Perspectives on Caring for Ventilator-Assisted Individuals at Home
BACKGROUND: The trend of patients who are invasively ventilated to prefer home care is one that benefits both the patient and the health care system. However, this assumes a role for patients’ family members to become informal caregivers.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/452898 |