Caregivers' perceptions of illness severity and end of life service utilization in advanced heart failure

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• 作者：Windy Alonso ; MS ; RN^a ; ^{wwa103@psu.edu} ; Judith E. Hupcey ; EdD ; CRNP ; FAAN^a ; Lisa Kitko ; PhD ; RN ; FAHA^b
• 关键词：Advanced heart failure ; Palliative care ; End-of-life services ; Caregiver perceptions of illness severity ; Service utilization
• 刊名：Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January-February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：46
• 期：1
• 页码：35-39
• 全文大小：262 K
• 卷排序：46

文摘

Caregivers do not comprehend the severity of the patient's heart failure or recognize heart failure as a terminal disease. Patients are more likely to receive services if their caregivers express an understanding of illness severity.