How informal carers cope with terminal cancer.
This article reports selected findings from a qualitative study of informal carers. The study focused on people caring for relatives with terminal cancer and the findings reported here reflect how they cope with their relative's pain and medication. The author recommends that nurses involve carers in the decision making process to alleviate the stress carers experience and utilise their specialist knowledge of the patient.
Rose
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University of Manchester.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care