TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, Friederike A1 - Galatsch, Michael A1 - Li, Jian A1 - Schnepp, Wilfried T1 - Family Caregiver Satisfaction With Home-Based Palliative Care Servives In North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany JF - Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery N2 - Aim: The aim of this study was to give an overview of family caregiver satisfaction within the home palliative care situation in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: An anonymous questionnaire, with seven validated scales, and comprising of 71 items, was used. The items investigated perceived needs and burdens of families within a home-based palliative care situation. The satisfaction of the family caregivers with the services delivered by palliative care teams was measured by the FAMCARE-2 Scale. Descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were performed. Results: A convenience sample of 106 family members agreed to participate in the study. Overall, we found high satisfaction within our sample. There was high satisfaction with how the services respected the dignity of families, and how they provided comfort to patients. Satisfaction was lower with regard to information about patients. Conclusion: High or low satisfaction with palliative care, tells us little about the quality of services. The high satisfaction within this study could be interpreted as a sign that palliative care was important to families at the time of availability. Regular and continuous assessment can serve to inform the continuous quality of care provision for patients and their families. KW - family KW - home KW - palliative care KW - quantitative research KW - satisfaction of care Y1 - 2017 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:959-opus-13550 U6 - https://doi.org/10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0025 DO - https://doi.org/10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0025 VL - 8 IS - 4 SP - 723 EP - 730 ER -