Needs and skills of informal caregivers to care for a dependent person: a cross-sectional study.

Maria Dos Anjos Coelho Rodrigues DixeLiliana Fernanda da Conceição TeixeiraTimóteo João Teixeira Camacho Coelho AreosaRoberta Caçador FrontiniTeresa de Jesus Almeida PeraltaAna Isabel Fernandes Querido

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2019)

Before home discharge of a dependent person, it is important to acknowledge the needs and competencies of the informal caregiver, to capacitate them in looking after their relatives, to help decrease their burden and consequently, decrease the number of hospital readmissions.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
risk factors
physical activity
emergency department
pain management
acute care
adverse drug
chronic pain
electronic health record