Early Integrated Palliative Care and Reduced Emotional Distress in Cancer Caregivers: Reaching the “Hidden Patients”

Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer are affected physically and emotionally by the patient's illness and are too often overlooked by health care systems. This commentary considers recent findings that early integrated palliative care is beneficial for reducing emotional distress in both...

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Autores principales: Hoerger, Michael, Cullen, Brittany D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AlphaMed Press 2017
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Commentaries
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5728035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28982800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0432
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Sumario:Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer are affected physically and emotionally by the patient's illness and are too often overlooked by health care systems. This commentary considers recent findings that early integrated palliative care is beneficial for reducing emotional distress in both patients and caregivers.

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