نبذة مختصرة : This paper provides a review of family caregiving for adult patients with serious, life-threatening illness. Areas covered include the (1) epidemiology of family caregiving, (2) cross-cultural issues in caregiving, (3) impact of caregiving on families, (4) similarities and differences involved in providing care for patients with various illnesses, and (5) inter-ventions for family caregivers. The importance of family caregiving to palliative care prac-tice is emphasized.
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