Beyond grief: Quantifying bereavement needs of rural family caregivers

Palliat Support Care. 2025 Sep 5;23:e157. doi: 10.1017/S1478951525100205.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Family caregivers (FCGs) may experience numerous psychosocial and practical challenges with interpersonal relationships, mental health, and finances both before and after their care recipient (CR) dies. The specific challenges affecting rural FCGs who often have limited access to palliative care services, transitional care, and other community resources are not well understood. The purpose of this paper is to quantify the challenges rural FCGs experienced immediately before the death of a CR and continuing into the bereavement period.METHODS: A secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial was conducted. The 8-week intervention…
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