70,136 persons at their last half year of life (with end-of-life care needs) in Hong Kong in 2015
CHAN LAI WAN, CeciliaProfessor
CHAN H.Y. CeliaAssistant Professor
Challenges
Five burdens of family caregiving (time and logistics, physical tasks, financial costs, emotional burdens, and physical and mental health risks) (Rabow, Hauser, & Adams, 2004)
Negative physical, emotional, psychological and social outcomes for caregivers (Funk et al., 2010)
Preparation for death and bereavement (Chan, Tin, Chan, Chan, & Tang, 2010)
References
Chan, W. C., Tin, A. F., Chan, C. H., Chan, C. L., & Tang, A. C. (2010). Introducing the 8A model in death education training: Promoting planning for end-of-life care for Hong Kong Chinese. Illness, Crisis & Loss, 18(1), 49-62.
Funk, L., Stajduhar, K., Toye, C., Aoun, S., Grande, G., & Todd, C. (2010). Part 2: Home-based family caregiving at the end of life: a comprehensive review of published qualitative research (1998-2008). Palliative medicine, 24(6), 594-607.
Rabow, M. W., Hauser, J. M., & Adams, J. (2004). Supporting family caregivers at the end of life: They don't know what they don't know. Jama, 291(4), 483-491.
a. 8A model in death education training
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