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Identifying and assessing the needs of carers of patients with palliative care needs: an exploratory study
Amanda Henderson1, Helen Vaz2, Claudia Virdun3
1Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Background::
Carers of patients with palliative care needs require careful assessment and support to undertake their role effectively. The carer component of palliative care is embedded in complex situations that necessarily focus on the patient.
Aims::
To explore experiences of specialist palliative care nurses in identifying, assessing and planning care to support those looking after patients with palliative care needs.
Results::
Findings identified gaps in identifying carers and their role, and in assessing carers' needs.
Conclusions::
This study confirmed the complexity in assessing carers' needs within the palliative care context, that practice gaps exist and positive outcomes result when routine processes were adopted. Future research should explore how to systematically make improvements in supporting carers in all palliative care contexts, including specialist and non-specialist settings.
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