The challenges of family member caregiving: how the home health and hospice clinician can help at the end of life.
In the current healthcare system, family caregiving usually is at the core of end-of-life care. The home health clinician can play an important role in easing the burdens often experienced by the caregiver. This relationship may provide some challenges and some opportunities. This article describes some potentially helpful interventions that home health clinicians can use to improve the experiences of patients and caregivers.
Ruder
Shirley
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School of Nursing, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida 33965, USA. sruder@fgcu.edu
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