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Home care for advanced cancer patients: the efficacy of domiciliary assistance *
Author(s) -
BRIVIO ELISABETTA,
GAMBA ALESSIO
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1992.tb00107.x
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , cancer , nursing
The difficulties experienced by nurses working in a home‐care programme for advanced cancer patients have been studied. Three assessments of patients and their families at strategic points in the programme highlight issues in symptom management and in the physical and psychological impacts of advanced cancer on the study sample. While pain could in most instances be adequately managed, the overall physical and psychological needs seemed to worsen as the study progressed. Specific attention is given to the family setting and the role of a relative as mediator between family and professional care‐givers.