TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer caregivers advocate a patient- and family-centered approach to advance care planning
AU - Michael, Natasha
AU - O'Callaghan, Clare
AU - Baird, Angela
AU - Hiscock, Nathaniel John
AU - Clayton, Josephine
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Context Cancer caregivers have important roles in delivering practical, emotional, and end-of-life support to patients; however, they express multiple unmet needs, particularly information on future care planning. Early regular communication and decision making may improve access to timely information, alleviate anxiety, reduce uncertainty, and improve coping strategies. Objectives This study examines how cancer caregivers view advance care planning (ACP) to inform an ACP program in an Australian cancer center. Methods This study used a qualitative descriptive design with grounded theory overtones.
AB - Context Cancer caregivers have important roles in delivering practical, emotional, and end-of-life support to patients; however, they express multiple unmet needs, particularly information on future care planning. Early regular communication and decision making may improve access to timely information, alleviate anxiety, reduce uncertainty, and improve coping strategies. Objectives This study examines how cancer caregivers view advance care planning (ACP) to inform an ACP program in an Australian cancer center. Methods This study used a qualitative descriptive design with grounded theory overtones.
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0885392413004740
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.07.009
DO - 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.07.009
M3 - Article
SN - 0885-3924
VL - 47
SP - 1064
EP - 1077
JO - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
JF - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
IS - 6
ER -
