Palliative & supportive care
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Palliat Support Care · Jun 2003
Family care giving for patients at life's end: report from the cultural variations study (CVAS).
To investigate differences between African American and White family caregivers in self-reported health, use of social support and external resources, and emotional and financial strain in the context of their care of a family member with advanced cancer. ⋯ Caregivers of patients at end of life experience substantial emotional and financial difficulties related to caregiving. Family caregiving is a private undertaking with little use of outside resources to mitigate the burden.