Kontakt 2013, 15(1):29-37 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2013.005

Assessment of needs of family members in palliative careNursing

Radka Bužgová1,*, Gabriela Macháčková2, Věra Pražáková3
1 Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, Lékařská fakulta, Ústav ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence
2 Agentura domácí péče Jitřenka, Ostrava
3 Hospic sv. Lukáše, Ostrava

The target of the research was to establish needs of family members taking care of patients at terminal stage of their disease in association with the quality of their life; the further purpose was to determine differences in needs of family members depending on the site of dwelling of the patient. The sample group included 62 family members of patients at terminal stages of their diseases - Karnofski score

Keywords: quality of life; palliative care; need; family member

Received: June 26, 2012; Accepted: November 22, 2012; Published: March 15, 2013  Show citation

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Bužgová R, Macháčková G, Pražáková V. Assessment of needs of family members in palliative care. Kontakt. 2013;15(1):29-37. doi: 10.32725/kont.2013.005.
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