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TY - JOUR
T1 - EAPC Task Force on Family Carers White Paper on improving support for family carers in palliative care
T2 - part 1
AU - Payne, Sheila
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - This is a two-part paper: Part 1 provides the background and context of the challenges facing family carers of dying patients, Part 2 makes some recommendations for improving support and services to carers. The purpose of this European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) White Paper is to highlight the contribution of family carers to the care of patients in the palliative phase of illness. It is written for clinicians, managers, educators and policy-makers working in, or responsible for, palliative care and hospice services in Europe. The information presented in this White Paper is the result of a scoping of the literature that focused on the situation of, and issues faced by, carers in palliative care settings internationally. It offers an integrative review of the most relevant, significant and oftcited papers from the palliative care literature published between 2004 and 2009 by recognised researchers.
AB - This is a two-part paper: Part 1 provides the background and context of the challenges facing family carers of dying patients, Part 2 makes some recommendations for improving support and services to carers. The purpose of this European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) White Paper is to highlight the contribution of family carers to the care of patients in the palliative phase of illness. It is written for clinicians, managers, educators and policy-makers working in, or responsible for, palliative care and hospice services in Europe. The information presented in this White Paper is the result of a scoping of the literature that focused on the situation of, and issues faced by, carers in palliative care settings internationally. It offers an integrative review of the most relevant, significant and oftcited papers from the palliative care literature published between 2004 and 2009 by recognised researchers.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
SP - 238
EP - 245
JO - European Journal of Palliative Care
JF - European Journal of Palliative Care
SN - 1352-2779
IS - 5
ER -