Trial reportJournal of pain and symptom management2016
The Social Convoy for Family Caregivers Over the Course of Hospice.
Trial report in Journal of pain and symptom management, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Paradox of Hospice for Caregivers of Cancer Patients.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2018Trial
- Hospice Family Caregiver Involvement in Care Plan Meetings: A Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2017Trial
- Relationship between care networks and happiness in older immigrants in Australia.Australasian journal on ageing · 2025Article
- Leveraging Existing Datasets to Advance Family Caregiving Research: Opportunities to Measure What Matters.Journal of aging & social policy · 2024Article
- Pain Management Education for Rural Hospice Family Caregivers: A Pilot Study With Embedded Implementation Evaluation.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2024Article
- Young Adult Cancer Care Partners: A Theoretical Description of an Emerging Population with Unique Needs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Hospice Caregivers' Perception of Family and Non-Family Social Support and Stress over Time: Associations with Reports of General Support.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Access for Cancer Caregivers to Education and Support for Shared Decision Making (ACCESS) intervention: a cluster cross-over randomised clinical trial.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2023Article
- The Effect of Digital Literacy on Participation in Social Media Clinical Trials in Cancer: Tailoring an Informed Consent Process.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2022Article
- Patterns of stress and support in social support networks of in-home hospice cancer family caregivers.Journal of social and personal relationships · 2021Article
- The Convoy Model and Later-Life Family Relationships.Journal of family theory & review · 2020Article
- Supporting home hospice family caregivers: Insights from different perspectives.Palliative & supportive care · 2018Article
- "This Is What Family Does": The Family Experience of Caring for Serious Illness.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2018Article
- Facebook Online Support Groups for Hospice Family Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients: Protocol, Facilitation Skills and Promising Outcomes.Journal of social work in end-of-life & palliative careArticle
- Exploring the Challenges that Family Caregivers Faced When Caring for Hospice Patients with Heart Failure.Journal of social work in end-of-life & palliative careArticle
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Abstract
contextFamily caregivers play a central role in the care of those in hospice care. Little is known about the social support networks for those providing this day-to-day care without training.
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to explore changes in family and friend social networks among hospice caregivers over the course of the hospice stay.
methodsData on social support networks were collected as part of a multisite randomized controlled trial and analyzed using structural equation modeling.
resultsA statistically significant decline in the caregivers' family network subscale score was found over the four week period during which they received hospice services, reflecting a possible weakening of their family networks.
conclusionThis result illustrates the potential importance of ongoing comprehensive assessment of caregiver networks and attention to interventions that may assist in capitalizing on both the quantity of support (numbers of individuals asked to help) and the quality of social support (attending to issues of support burden).
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