Nursing interventions improve preparedness, competence, reward and burden of family caregivers in end-of-life care at home

Abstract

Commentary on: Becque YN, Rietjens JAC, van Driel A, et al . Nursing interventions to support family caregivers in end-of-life care at home: a systematic narrative review. Int J Nurs Stud 2019;7:28–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.04.011 Informal family caregivers play a crucial role in end-of-life care, especially in the community. However, family caregivers are known to have high needs and psychological morbidity,1 including fatigue, sleep problems, depression, anxiety and burnout. Palliative care aims to provide psychosocial support to patients and families facing terminal illness. Interventions that aim to support family caregivers are increasing and have been reported in the literature.2 Nurses are in a unique position to …