Benefits of a support programme for family caregivers of patients at the end of life: A randomised controlled trial

This study aims to analyse the impact that a psychological intervention programme has on the emotional state of family caregivers of patients at the end of life. The study is longitudinal with two arms (control and experimental). Data was collected from 154 primary family caregivers of patients at t...

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Published in:	Journal of health psychology Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 199 - 210
Main Authors:	Soto-Rubio, Ana Lucila, Valero-Moreno, Selene, Pérez-Marín, Marián
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-01-2022 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Anxiety Caregiver burden Caregivers Caregivers - psychology Counseling Death Emotional distress End of life decisions Humans Psychological distress Psychological intervention Quality of Life anxiety emotional well-being end-of-life family caregiver depression intervention burden
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Summary:	This study aims to analyse the impact that a psychological intervention programme has on the emotional state of family caregivers of patients at the end of life. The study is longitudinal with two arms (control and experimental). Data was collected from 154 primary family caregivers of patients at the end of life as well as from their respective 154 care-recipients. The intervention programme has shown its effectiveness in reducing anxiety, emotional distress and burden in the family caregivers of end-of-life patients. A reduction of anxiety of patients whose family caregivers participated in the intervention was also observed.
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ISSN:	1359-1053 1461-7277
DOI:	10.1177/1359105320944993