Psychological distress, health, and socio-economic factors in caregivers of terminally ill patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Abstract

From this cohort, which was estimated to be representative of caregivers to terminally ill relatives in the general population, we found high levels of pre-loss grief, depressive symptoms, and/or caregiver burden in one third of all caregivers. These findings call for increased focus on caregivers' need of support.