@inbook{e861a3cf64524a9c8e25b49d6a8a83e2,
title = "Family-Focused Palliative Care",
abstract = "A family-focused care approach in palliative care recognizes the fundamental role of families in contributing to the care of people with life-limiting conditions. It is essential that healthcare providers develop understanding of families{\textquoteright} needs and the skills to collaborate effectively with families caring for people at the end of their lives. This chapter introduces the concept and components of family-focused palliative care. It continues with a discussion of what patients and families perceive to be the most important aspects of end-of-life care. This chapter provides information to assist healthcare providers who work with people with life-limiting conditions and their families in providing family-focused care and identify the gaps and challenges to providing such care.",
keywords = "Family, Carer, Caregiver, Palliative, End-of-life, Life-limiting condition",
author = "Michelle DiGiacomo and Sara-Jane Roberts and Slavica Kochovska and Philippa Cahill and Claudia Virdun and Phillips, {Jane L.}",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-31738-0_32-3",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-319-31738-0",
series = "Springer Nature Reference",
publisher = "Springer International Publishing",
pages = "1--26",
editor = "MacLeod, {Roderick Duncan} and {Van den Block}, Lieve",
booktitle = "Textbook of Palliative Care",
edition = "Living Edition",
}