Abstract
The families of patients in the palliative care setting have a range of educational and care needs that form part of the basic responsibility of the hospice service. Routine family meetings are an important way to address these needs. Additionally, up to one third of families have some level of dysfunction in their relationships, which prove predictive of morbid bereavement outcomes-prolonged grief and major depressive disorders. These families who carry risk of poorer outcomes need additional care, optimally commenced during palliative care, and continued into bereavement to provide continuity of service. Assessment of family strengths and relational functioning provide insight into clinical targets to support a family. The needs of children, the elderly, disabled, or mentally ill family members need to be addressed alongside those of patients with complex illnesses. A preventive model of family-centred care may involve six to ten family therapy sessions across nine to 18 months.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Community Based Approach For Life Limiting Illness |
| Editors | Mari Lloyd-Williams |
| Place of Publication | Oxford UK |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 7 |
| Pages | 121-135 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780198806677 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Aug 2018 |
Keywords
- Dysfunctional
- Family distress
- Family functioning
- Family meetings
- Family needs
- Family therapy
- Family-centred care
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Psychosocial care of families in palliative care. / Kissane, David W.
Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care: A Community Based Approach For Life Limiting Illness. ed. / Mari Lloyd-Williams. 3rd. ed. Oxford UK : Oxford University Press, 2018. p. 121-135.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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