The significance of the COVID-19 pandemic for family caregivers of non-COVID-19 patients in need of specialized palliative care at home: a qualitative study.
Gitte WindHelle Wendner VedsegaardKristoffer MaarsaaTrine Solander TrueHanne KonradsenPublished in: International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being (2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic had a radical impact on some family caregivers causing emotional despair. They feared not only infecting the patient with SARS-CoV-2 to cause an untimely death but also being unable to be there for the patient during hospitalization, especially in the patient's final days.