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Caring for the Informal Caregivers: Systematic Review of Unmet Needs in Palliative Care.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Caring for the Informal Caregivers: Systematic Review of Unmet Needs in Palliative Care.Nursing open · 2025Pooled it
- Family Caregiving and Psychosocial Support in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Social Work Perspective.Journal of hospice and palliative care · 2026Article
- Defining End-of-Life Preparedness: A Dyadic Qualitative Study of Hispanic Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer and Their Caregivers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Anticipatory Grief Among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients in Home Palliative Care: A Constructivist Grounded Theory.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Lonely boats swaying in the storm: experiences and supportive needs of adult only-children confronting parental end-of-life care: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- LiverCare - a palliative care intervention for patients with liver cirrhosis: study protocol for a multi-center, pragmatic, non-randomised clinical trial.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
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- "The sky on our shoulders": a qualitative study of family caregivers' psychosocial experiences and unmet palliative care needs in advanced lung cancer.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- From the hospital to the community: reshaping the palliative care paradigm.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
aimThis review aims to describe the literature on the unmet needs of family/informal caregivers of patients in palliative care and the tools used to assess them. RESEARCH QUESTIONS: What are the unmet needs of informal caregivers of palliative care patients? Which are the tools used to assess them?
designSystematic review reported according to the PRISMA guidelines.
methodsA comprehensive literature search was performed in Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Additional searches included reference lists of relevant articles and Google Scholar. Study methodological quality was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute tools, and the certainty of evidence was assessed according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Article selection, quality assessment, and risk of bias evaluation were conducted independently by two reviewers.
resultsThe review included 17 studies conducted in different palliative care settings-hospice, home care, hospital wards-mostly cross-sectional (58.9%) and with high methodological quality (96%, range 80%-100%). The unmet needs of caregivers persisted across settings and mainly concerned information, practical support and emotional well-being. Additionally, the limited number of validated assessment tools specific for palliative care caregivers was highlighted.
conclusionCrucial unmet needs of caregivers of patients in palliative care were identified, which warrant targeted interventions to improve the well-being of caregivers and patients in palliative care. The impact of innovative digital health tools and remote systems to support caregivers should be explored.
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