Burden on family carers and care-related financial strain at the end of life: a cross-national population-based study

Lara Pivodic, Lieve Van den Block, Koen Pardon, Guido Miccinesi, Tomás Vega Alonso, Nicole Boffin, Gé Donker, Maurizio Cancian, Aurora López‐Maside, Bregje D. Onwuteaka‐Philipsen,

European Journal of Public Health · 2014 · 45 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

In all countries studied, and particularly in Italy, GPs observed a considerable extent of physical/emotional overburden as well as difficulties in covering care-related costs among family carers of people at the end of life. Implications for health- and social care policies are discussed.

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