Association between family satisfaction and caregiver burden in cancer patients receiving outreach palliative care at home.

Unlabelled: ABSTRACTObjective:Little is known about the associations between family satisfaction with end-of-life care and caregiver burden. We conducted a researcher-assisted questionnaire survey to clarify the impact of caregiver burden on family satisfaction and to determine the types of burden that decrease family satisfaction.

Method: Bereaved family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer who received our outreach palliative care service were retrospectively identified.