What is the role of friends when contributing care at the end of life? Findings from an Australian population study.
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Burns, CM; Abernethy, AP; Leblanc, TW; Currow, DC
Published in: Psychooncology
February 2011
PURPOSE: To examine the role of friends as caregivers of people with terminal illness. METHOD: Piloted questions were included in the 2001-2007 random face-to-face annual health surveys of 23588 South Australians on the death of a loved one, caregiving provided, and characteristics of the caregiver and deceased individual. The survey was representative of the population by age, gender, and region of residence. Analyses focused on friends of the deceased loved one, providing daily or intermittent 'hands on' care. Logistic regression assessed predictors of home death. RESULTS: Daily 'hands on' carers were much more likely to be female and aged between 55 and 64; there was also a younger (
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Psychooncology
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EISSN
1099-1611
Publication Date
February 2011
Volume
20
Issue
2
Start / End Page
203 / 212
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Terminal Care
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Social Support
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Neoplasms
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Logistic Models
- Humans
- Health Surveys
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Burns, C. M., Abernethy, A. P., Leblanc, T. W., & Currow, D. C. (2011). What is the role of friends when contributing care at the end of life? Findings from an Australian population study. Psychooncology, 20(2), 203–212. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1725
Burns, Catherine M., Amy P. Abernethy, Thomas W. Leblanc, and David C. Currow. “What is the role of friends when contributing care at the end of life? Findings from an Australian population study.” Psychooncology 20, no. 2 (February 2011): 203–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1725.
Burns CM, Abernethy AP, Leblanc TW, Currow DC. What is the role of friends when contributing care at the end of life? Findings from an Australian population study. Psychooncology. 2011 Feb;20(2):203–12.
Burns, Catherine M., et al. “What is the role of friends when contributing care at the end of life? Findings from an Australian population study.” Psychooncology, vol. 20, no. 2, Feb. 2011, pp. 203–12. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/pon.1725.
Burns CM, Abernethy AP, Leblanc TW, Currow DC. What is the role of friends when contributing care at the end of life? Findings from an Australian population study. Psychooncology. 2011 Feb;20(2):203–212.
Published In
Psychooncology
DOI
EISSN
1099-1611
Publication Date
February 2011
Volume
20
Issue
2
Start / End Page
203 / 212
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Terminal Care
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Social Support
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Neoplasms
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Logistic Models
- Humans
- Health Surveys