Trajectories of emotional functioning and experienced care of relatives in the last year of life of patients with advanced cancer: A longitudinal analysis of the eQuiPe study.
Laurien HamHeidi P FransenNatasja J H RaijmakersMarieke H J van den Beuken-van EverdingenBen van den BorneGeert Jan CreemersAlexander de GraeffMathijs P HendriksWouter K de JongHanneke van LaarhovenLobke van LeeuwenAnnemieke van der Padt-PruijstenTineke J SmildeMargriet StellingwerfLia van ZuylenLonneke V van de Poll-FransePublished in: Psycho-oncology (2023)
Relatives' emotional functioning declined during the patient's last year of life. Support for them, especially partners and relatives of patients with sleep problems, is important. Relatives who experienced more continuity of care had a less steep decline in emotional functioning.