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Table 1 Active involvement

From: Caregivers' active role in palliative home care – to encourage or to dissuade? A qualitative descriptive study

Examples of family caregivers' active involvement in palliative care

Being in charge of the patients medication

 

Administering oral or subcutaneous medication

 

Administering subcutaneous needles

 

Personal hygiene of the patient

 

Treatment of wounds

 

Dealing with ostomy, stomach tube etc.

  1. Explanation of the term "active involvement" used in this study