A Psychological Intervention for Family Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients

Benefits of a Psychological Intervention in Family Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients

This work aims to study the benefits a psychological intervention in family caregivers of palliative care patients can have for reducing anxiety, depression and overburden.

A parallel randomized controlled trial of two groups was performed. Information was collected on 154 family caregivers of patients at the end of life during the moments before and after the intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be the main family caregiver of a patient at the end of life, receiven palliative care. In the present study, the main family caregiver is defined as follows: family member who assumes the main tasks of care and attends to the patient most of the time, or for a longer period of time than other members of the family.
• To have signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• To present cognitive impairment.