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PalliPA: how can general practices support caregivers of patients at their end of life in a home-care setting? : a study protocol

The care of patients with a life-threatening, progressive and far advanced illness in a home-care setting requires appropriate individual care and requires the active support of family caregivers. General practice teams are usually the primary care givers and first contact and are best placed to off...

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Main Authors: Krug, Katja (Author) , Bölter, Regine (Author) , Engeser, Peter (Author) , Szecsenyi, Joachim (Author) , Campbell, Stephen (Author) , Peters-Klimm, Frank (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 14 May 2012
In: BMC Research Notes
Year: 2012, Volume: 5, Pages: 233
ISSN:1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/1756-0500-5-233
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-233
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Author Notes:Katja Hermann, Regine Boelter, Peter Engeser, Joachim Szecsenyi, Stephen M. Campbell, Frank Peters-Klimm
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Summary:The care of patients with a life-threatening, progressive and far advanced illness in a home-care setting requires appropriate individual care and requires the active support of family caregivers. General practice teams are usually the primary care givers and first contact and are best placed to offer support to family caregivers and to recognise and respond to the burden of care giving on family members. The aim of this project is to develop a best practice model for engaging with and supporting family caregivers.
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ISSN:1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/1756-0500-5-233

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