Hospice care support priorities and perceptions of family caregivers of individuals with end-stage heart failure in China: a qualitative study
Caregivers of individuals receiving care with end-stage heart failure have multiple care responsibilities and diverse support priorities. Medical personnel should be aware of the burden that family caregivers bear and provide more targeted and individualised assistance to the caregiver. At the organisational level, administrators support priorities to establish comprehensive, lifelong and compassionate hospice services to ensure that the quality of life for caregivers and the quality of care for individuals receiving care can be further enhanced.
Authors
- Yehua Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7040-1561)
- Chunyan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9220-4569)
- Haixiang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2013-9221)
- Aiwu Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7667-8294)
- Xiaoxue Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4329-2133)
- Qijin Xu
Institutions
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103569
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Zhejiang University