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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rachael Evans, Michael Catapano, Dina Brooks, Roger Goldstein, Monica Avendano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/452898