Caregivers' active role in palliative home care – to encourage or to dissuade? A qualitative descriptive study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spouses' involvement in palliative care is often a prerequisite for home death, but it is unclear whether active involvement of the spouse, e.g. administering and being in charge of oral or subcutaneous medication or taking care...

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Main Authors: Neergaard Mette, Olesen Frede, Weibull Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/7/15