Dehumanization and burden of care among caregivers of terminally ill patients

This article considers the relationship between dehumanization, ontological representation of death, trust in physicians, and burden of care on the part of caregivers of terminally ill patients. One hundred informal caregivers (relatives and friends) of patients hospitalized in four hospice faciliti...

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Main Authors: Ines Testoni, Giulia Sicari, Lucia Ronconi, Gianmarco Biancalani, Chiara Franco, Paolo Cottone, Robert Crupi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2021-10-01
Series:Health Psychology Research
Online Access:https://healthpsychologyresearch.scholasticahq.com/article/29052-dehumanization-and-burden-of-care-among-caregivers-of-terminally-ill-patients.pdf