American
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Mar 2015, vol. 32, no. 2, p.
173-177
Ando,
Michiyo, Ninosaka, Yasuyoshi, Okamura, Kazuhisa, Ishi, Yoko
This study aimed to investigate
difficulties in caring for a patient with cancer at the end of life at home and
to examine relationships between difficulties with care and complicated grief. The results suggest that the condition of the
patient, the view of the caregiver on home care, and the absence of other
support are important factors contributing to difficulties of family
caregivers, and that these difficulties may lead to complicated grief.