Peter Hudson|Sanchia Aranda|Karla Hayman?White
A Psycho-Educational Intervention for Family Caregivers of Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
University of Melbourne|Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre|University of Melbourne|Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre|University of Melbourne|Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
study describes evaluation psychoeducational intervention family caregivers patients dying cancer home randomized controlled trial participants n 106 received standard homebased palliative care services n 52 services plus new intervention n 54 data collected three time points upon commencement homebased palliative care time 1 five weeks later time 2 eight weeks following patient death time 3 intervention effects identified respect preparedness care selfefficacy competence anxiety however participants received intervention reported significantly positive caregiver experience received standard care times 2 3 findings indicate possible increase caregiver rewards despite immersed challenging circumstances often yield considerable negative psychosocial sequelae furthermore feasible health professionals discuss emotive topics impending death caregivers without adverse effects