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Table 2 Aspects of family caregiving

From: Aspects of family caregiving as addressed in planned discussions between nurses, patients with chronic diseases and family caregivers: a qualitative content analysis

Themes Categories Subcategories

 

Social network structure

 

Contact information of family members

 

 − Contact information of primary contact persons

 

Family composition

 

 − Living status

 

 − Number of children

 

Social network availability

 

 − Social network available

 

Social network support

 

Support by family caregivers

 

 − Support by family caregivers at home

 

 − Support by family caregivers in the hospital

 

Family caregiver role

 

 − Patient is family caregiver at home

 

 − Family caregiver burden

 

Coordination of care

 

Aspects related to patient hospital stay

 

 − Hospital ward information for family caregivers

 

 − Coordination of family meeting

 

Aspects related to patient discharge

 

 − Coordination of discharge date

 

 − Discussing after care at home

 

 − Life style instructions

 

 − Review home medication

 

 − Contact information on follow-up care

 

 − Contact information in case of worsening symptoms

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