58 reviews
2012
Melin-Johansson C, Henoch I, Strang S, Browall M. Living in the presence of death: an integrative literature review of relatives' important existential concerns when caring for a severely ill family member.Open Nurs J. 2012;6:1-12. Epub 2012 Feb 10.
2011
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Guidelines for a Palliative Approach for Aged Care in the Community Setting — Best practice guidelines for the Australian context. Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing; 2011.
Candy B, Jones L, Drake R, Leurent B, King M. Interventions for supporting informal caregivers of patients in the terminal phase of a disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Jun 15;6:CD007617.
Carey M, Lambert S, Smits R, Paul C, Sanson-Fisher R, Clinton-McHarg T. The unfulfilled promise: a systematic review of interventions to reduce the unmet supportive care needs of cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Feb;20(2):207-19. Epub 2011 Nov 17.
Harding R, List S, Epiphaniou E, Jones H. How can informal caregivers in cancer and palliative care be supported? An updated systematic literature review of interventions and their effectiveness. Palliat Med. 2012 Jan;26(1):7-22. Epub 2011 Jul 7.
Hennings J, Froggatt K, Keady J. Approaching the end of life and dying with dementia in care homes: the accounts of families Rev Clin Geront 2011; 20:114-127.
Meeker MA, Finnell D, Othman AK. Family caregivers and cancer pain management: a review. J Fam Nurs. 2011 Feb;17(1):29-60.
Remedios C, Thomas K, Hudson P. Psychosocial and bereavement support for family caregivers of palliative care patients: A review of the empirical literature. Melbourne: Centre for Palliative Care; 2011 Jan. 71p.
Schildmann EK, Higginson IJ. Evaluating psycho-educational interventions for informal carers of patients receiving cancer care or palliative care: Strengths and limitations of different study designs. Palliat Med. 2011 Jun;25(4):345-56. Epub 2011 Jan 12.
Washington KT, Meadows SE, Elliott SG, Koopman RJ. Information needs of informal caregivers of older adults with chronic health conditions. Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Apr;83(1):37-44. Epub 2010 May 7.
Williams AL, McCorkle R Cancer family caregivers during the palliative, hospice, and bereavement phases: a review of the descriptive psychosocial literature.Palliat Support Care. 2011 Sep;9(3):315-25.
2010
Funk L, Stajduhar K, Toye C, Aoun S, Grande G, Todd C. Part 2: Home-based family caregiving at the end of life: a comprehensive review of published qualitative research (1998-2008). Palliat Med. 2010 Sep;24(6):594-607. Epub 2010 Jun 24.
Hudson PL, Trauer T, Graham S, Grande G, Ewing G, Payne S, Stajduhar KI, Thomas K. A systematic review of instruments related to family caregivers of palliative care patients. Palliat Med. 2010 Oct;24(7):656-68. Epub 2010 Jul 6.
Hudson PL, Remedios C, Thomas K. A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients. BMC Palliat Care. 2010 Aug 5;9:17.
Northfield S, Nebauer M. The caregiving journey for family members of relatives with cancer: how do they cope? Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2010 Oct 1;14(5):567-77.
Northouse LL, Katapodi MC, Song L, Zhang L, Mood DW. Interventions with family caregivers of cancer patients: meta-analysis of randomized trials. CA Cancer J Clin. 2010 Sep-Oct;60(5):317-39. Epub 2010 Aug 13.
Stajduhar K, Funk L, Toye C, Grande G, Aoun S, Todd C. Part 1: Home-based family caregiving at the end of life: a comprehensive review of published quantitative research (1998-2008). Palliat Med. 2010 Sep;24(6):573-93. Epub 2010 Jun 18.
Stenberg U, Ruland CM, Miaskowski C. Review of the literature on the effects of caring for a patient with cancer. Psychooncology. 2010 Oct;19(10):1013-25.
2009
Bee PE, Barnes P, Luker KA. A systematic review of informal caregivers' needs in providing home-based end-of-life care to people with cancer. J Clin Nurs. 2009 May;18(10):1379-93. Epub 2009 Apr 8.
Boyle AH. An integrative review of the impact of COPD on families. South Online J Nurs Res. 2009;9(3):6pp.
Caress AL, Chalmers K, Luker K. A narrative review of interventions to support family carers who provide physical care to family members with cancer. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009 Nov;46(11):1516-27. Epub 2009 Apr 28.
Caress AL, Luker KA, Chalmers KI, Salmon MP. A review of the information and support needs of family carers of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Clin Nurs. 2009 Feb;18(4):479-91.
Corry M, While A. The needs of carers of people with multiple sclerosis: a literature review. Scand J Caring Sci. 2009 Sep;23(3):569-88.
Goins RT, Spencer SM, Byrd JC. Research on rural caregiving. J Appl Gerontol. 2009 Apr;28(2):139-170.
Whalen KJ, Buchholz SW. The reliability, validity and feasibility of tools used to screen for caregiver burden: a systematic review. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews. 2009;7(32):1372-429. No Abstract Available.
2008
Anderson A, Kralik D. Palliative care at home: nurses, carers and subcutaneous medication management: 2006-2008. RDNS Research Unit. Adelaide. 2008 Apr. No abstract available.
Convey V, Ede J, Sealey T. How are the carers being cared for? a review of the literature. Eur J Palliat Care. 2008;15(4):182-185.
Docherty A, Owens A, Asadi-Lari M, Petchey R, Williams J, Carter YH. Knowledge and information needs of informal caregivers in palliative care: a qualitative systematic review. Palliat Med. 2008 Mar;22(2):153-171.
Honea NJ, Brintnall R, Given B, Sherwood P, Colao DB, Somers SC, Northouse LL. Putting Evidence into Practice: nursing assessment and interventions to reduce family caregiver strain and burden. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2008 Jun;12(3):507-16.
Kim Y, Given BA. Quality of life of family caregivers of cancer survivors: across the trajectory of the illness. Cancer. 2008 Jun 1;112(11 Suppl):2556-68.
Lowey, Susan E. Communication between the nurse and family caregiver in End-of-Life care: a review of the literature. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2008 Jan-Feb;10(1):35-45.
2007
Burridge L, Winch S, Clavarino A. Reluctance to care: a systematic review and development of a conceptual framework. Cancer Nurs. 2007 Mar-Apr;30(2):E9-19.
Eagar K, Owen A, Williams K, Westera A, Marosszeky N, England R, Morris D. Effective Caring: a synthesis of the international evidence on carer needs and interventions. Centre for Health Service Development (CHSD), University of Wollongong. 2007;114pp.
Hanratty B, Holland P, Jacoby A, Whitehead M. Financial stress and strain associated with terminal cancer: a review of the evidence. Palliat Med. 2007 Oct;21(7):595-607.
Hearson B, McClement S. Sleep disturbance in family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 Oct;13(10):495-501.
Klassen A, Raina P, Reineking S, Dix D, Pritchard S, O’Donnell M. Developing a literature base to understand the caregiving experience of parents of children with cancer: a systematic review of factors related to parental health and well-being. Support Care Cancer. 2007 Jul;15(7):807-818.
Mason A, Weatherly H, Spilsbury K, Aksey H, Golder S, Adamson J, Drummond M, Glendinning C. A systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different models of community based respite care for frail older people and their carers. Health Technol Assess. 2007 Apr;11(15):1-157, iii.
2006
Hebert RS, Weinstein E, Martire LM, Schulz R. Religion, spirituality and the well-being of informal caregivers: A review, critique and research prospectus. Aging Ment Health 2006 Sep;10(5):497-520.
Kitrungrote L, Cohen MZ. Quality of life of family caregivers of patients with cancer: a literature review. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2006 May 3;33(3):625-32.
Mockford C, Jenkinson C, Fitzpatrick R. A review: carers, MND and service provision. Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2006 Sep;7(3):132-41.
Pinquart M, Sörensen S. Gender differences in caregiver stressors, social resources, and health: an updated meta-analysis. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2006 Jan;61(1):P33-45.
Smith P, Payne S, Ramcharan P, Chapman A, Patterson M. Carers of the terminally ill and employment issues: a comprehensive literature review. Palliative and End-of-Life Research Group, University of Sheffield. 2006 Jan;31pp. No abstract available.
Steinhauser KE, Clipp EC, Hays JC, Olsen M, Arnold R, Christakis NA, Lindquist JH, Tulsky JA. Identifying, recruiting, and retaining seriously-ill patients and their caregivers in longitudinal research. Palliat Med. 2006 Dec;20(8):745-54.
2005
Dunbrack J. The information needs of informal caregivers involved in providing support to a critically ill loved one. Health Canada. 2005 Mar;19pp.
Hodges LJ, Humphris GM, Macfarlane G. A meta-analytic investigation of the relationship between the psychological distress of cancer patients and their carers. Soc Sci Med. 2005 Jan;60(1):1-12.
2004
Dow B, Haralambous B, Giummarra M, Vrantsidis F, National Ageing Research Institute (NARI). What carers value – review of carer literature and practice. Victorian Government Department of Human Services, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2004 Nov;62pp.
Kadushin G. Home health care utilization: a review of the research for social work. Health Soc Work. 2004 Aug;29(3):219-44.
Lorenz K, Lynn J, Morton SC, Dy S, Mularski R, Shugarman L, Sun V, Wilkinson AM, Maglione M, Shekelle PG. End-of-life care and outcomes. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2004 Dec;(110):1-6.
Martire LM, Lustig AP, Schulz R, Miller GE, Helgeson VS. Is it beneficial to involve a family member? a meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for chronic illness. Health Psychol. 2004 Nov;23(6):599-611.
Palliative Care Australia. The hardest thing we have ever done - the social impact of caring for terminally ill people in Australia. Pallliative Care Australia. 2004 May;72pp.
2003
Deeken JF, Taylor KL, Mangan P, Yabroff KR, Ingham JM. Care for the caregivers: a review of self-report instruments developed to measure the burden, needs, and quality of life of informal caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2003 Oct;26(4):922-53.
Harding R, Higginson I. What is the best way to help caregivers in cancer and palliative care? A systematic literature review of interventions and their effectiveness. Palliat Med. 2003 Jan;17(1):63-74.
Hunt CK. Concepts in caregiver research. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2003;35(1):27-32.
Pinquart M, Sörensen S. Associations of stressors and uplifts of caregiving with caregiver burden and depressive mood: a meta-analysis. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003 Mar;58(2):P112-28.
Pinquart M, Sörensen S. Differences between caregivers and noncaregivers in psychological health and physical health: a meta-analysis. Psychol Aging. 2003 Jun;18(2):250-67.
Thome B, Dykes A, Hallberg I. Home care with regard to definition, care recipients, content and outcome: systematic literature review. J Clin Nurs. 2003 Nov;12(6):860-72.
2002
Yin T, Zhou Q, Bashford C. Burden on family members: caring for frail elderly: a meta-analysis of interventions. Nurs Res. 2002 May-Jun;51(3):199-208.
1999
Low JTS, Payne S, Roderick P. The impact of stroke on informal carers: a literature review. Soc Sci Med. 1999 Sep;49(6):711-25.