Supportive care needs and service use during palliative care in family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: a prospective longitudinal study.

Anneke UllrichGabriella MarxCorinna BergeltGesine BenzeYouyou ZhangFeline WowretzkoJulia HeineLisa-Marie DickelFriedemann NauckCarsten BokemeyerKarin Oechsle

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

The findings offer a useful guide for adequately addressing FCs' needs in an effort to optimize FC support. However, only a subgroup of the FCs used support services. Better information and provision of tailored services might improve FCs' situations in the future.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
healthcare
mental health
primary care
health information
current status
randomized controlled trial
chronic pain
phase iii
study protocol