Efficacy of a telephone outcall program to reduce caregiver burden among caregivers of cancer patients [PROTECT]: a randomised controlled trial

Efficacy of a telephone outcall program to reduce caregiver burden among caregivers of cancer patients [PROTECT]: a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Informal caregivers provide extended support to people with cancer but they receive little support from the health care system to assist them in their caring role. The aim of this single-blind, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial was to test the efficacy of a telephone outc...

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Main Authors: Leila Heckel, Kate M. Fennell, John Reynolds, Anna Boltong, Mari Botti, Richard H. Osborne, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Jacquie Chirgwin, Melinda Williams, Cadeyrn J. Gaskin, David M. Ashley, Patricia M. Livingston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Telephone intervention
Caregivers
Cancer
RCT
Caregiver burden
Unmet needs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3961-6

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