Family Caregiver Perspectives on Caring for Ventilator-Assisted Individuals at Home

BACKGROUND: The trend of patients who are invasively ventilated to prefer home care is one that benefits both the patient and the health care system. However, this assumes a role for patients’ family members to become informal caregivers.

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Main Authors: Rachael Evans, Michael Catapano, Dina Brooks, Roger Goldstein, Monica Avendano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/452898
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spelling doaj-art-75143a0c12064752bde9e2480eef6e8a2025-02-03T01:21:28ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412012-01-0119637337910.1155/2012/452898Family Caregiver Perspectives on Caring for Ventilator-Assisted Individuals at HomeRachael Evans0Michael Catapano1Dina Brooks2Roger Goldstein3Monica Avendano4Department of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: The trend of patients who are invasively ventilated to prefer home care is one that benefits both the patient and the health care system. However, this assumes a role for patients’ family members to become informal caregivers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/452898
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