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- Christoph H R Wiese, Hannah C Morgenthal, Andrea Vossen-Wellmann, Margrit Kriegler, Susanne Klie, Bianca Heidenblut, Utz E Bartels, Bernhard M Graf, and G Gunnar Hanekop.
- Ordinarius Anaesthesiologie, Universitätsklinik Regensburg, Göttingen. cwiese@med.uni-goettingen.de
- Pflege Z. 2009 Feb 1;62(2):92-6.
BackgroundPalliative home care gains in importance in Germany. In addition to administering pain and symptom control for patients a "Palliative Care Team" (PCT) tries to address the patients' psychosocial and spiritual needs.MethodsRetrospective analysis of caregiving relatives' expectations of the support by a PCT.ResultsMost relatives expected a sufficient pain therapy and support of the PCT. Additionally they wished for further outreach afterthe death of the patient.ConclusionPalliative homecare is perceived as a helpful supporting factor by the care-giving relatives of palliative patients.
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