Effect of home-based specialised palliative care and dyadic psychological intervention on caregiver anxiety and depression: a randomised controlled trial.

Annika von HeymannPernille BidstrupMai-Britt GuldinPer SjøgrenElisabeth Anne Wreford AndersenHans von der MaaseJakob KjellbergHelle TimmChristoffer Johansen

Published in: British journal of cancer (2018)

This first RCT evaluating specialised palliative care with dyadic psychological support significantly attenuated caregiver anxiety and depression before and during bereavement. (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01885637).

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
randomized controlled trial
sleep quality