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Family-focused care span
Michelle DiGiacomo, Slavica Kochovska, Phillipa Cahil, Claudia Virdun, Jane Phillips
1.1.2019
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This chapter introduces the concept of family-focussed palliative care and explains the different components of what patients and families perceive to be the most important aspects of end-of-life care. The authors recognise that families play a fundamental role in contributing to the care of people with life-limiting conditions and highlights some of the gaps and and challenges families face when providing this care.
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