Family Functioning Predicts End-of-Life Care Quality in Patients With Cancer: Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Conclusions:
Family functioning may contribute to improved EoL QoC of patients with terminal cancer.
Implications for Practice:
Patients' family caregivers are a valued source of affection and communicative support, improving EoL QoC. More family-oriented cancer support systems can better maintain the effectiveness of QoC until EoL.
Source: Cancer Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Articles: Online Only Source Type: research