Discrepancies Between the Supports Needed for Discharge of Patients With Terminal Cancer to Family Caregivers and What Supports Were Actually Provided in Japan: Assessment of Palliative Care Unit Nurses.

CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that PCUNs need to be encouraged to provide further support to family caregivers for the discharge of patients with terminal cancer. PMID: 29172637 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29172637?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - January 1, 2017 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Oosono Y, Yokoyama K, Itoh H, Enomoto M, Ishiwata M Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research