This systematic review looked at the current research knowledge of family members' experiences of witnessing the diminishing drinking of dying patients. Their findings revealed that family members views varied about the significance of the drinking, patient characteristics, the care environment, and their expectations of care by themselves and professionals.
Pettifer, A. et al. 2019. The experiences of family members witnessing the diminishing drinking of a dying relative: an adapted meta-narrative literature review. Palliative Medicine, 33 (9) p 1146-1157.
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