Family Caregivers Perceptions of Palliative Care in Home and Unit: The Balance between Given and Received Support

Background: Family caregivers providing care to a terminally ill person are affected by the challenge of providing care at the endof-life stage. A palliative approach can differently mark the end-oflife experience for the caregiver, according to the kind of given and received social support. We searched to increase our understanding of what could influence the perceived experience of care by caregivers.