title: [Expectations of relatives concerning palliative home care].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Palliative home care gains in importance in Germany. In addition to administering pain and symptom control for patients a "Palliative Care Team" (PCT) tries to address the patients' psychosocial and spiritual needs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of caregiving relatives' expectations of the support by a PCT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most relatives expected a sufficient pain therapy and support of the PCT. Additionally they wished for further outreach afterthe death of the patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Palliative homecare is perceived as a helpful supporting factor by the care-giving relatives of palliative patients.
authors.affiliation: Ordinarius Anaesthesiologie, Universitätsklinik Regensburg, Göttingen. cwiese@med.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: Christoph H R
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wiese
authors.forename: Hannah C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Morgenthal
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vossen-Wellmann
authors.forename: Margrit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kriegler
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klie
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heidenblut
authors.forename: Utz E
authors.initials: UE
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: Bernhard M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: G Gunnar
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Hanekop
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001601:Bereavement; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D055815:Young Adult