Help2Care Pal
Caregiver's support in Palliative Care
Help2Care-Pal is an m-Health innovation project that supports caregiver training in self-care and caring for relatives in palliative care. The Polytechnic of Leiria and the Community Palliative Care Team Beja+ will evaluate, co-build, and intervene, adjusting training materials and resources to better care for palliative patients at home throughout the end-of-life trajectory, prevent caregiver burden, and reduce complicated mourning.
Keywords: m-Health, palliative care, caregivers.
Principal Investigator: Ana Querido (ana.querido@ulo.pt)
Research Team:
- ciTechCare: Carlos Laranjeira (carlos.laranjeira@ulo.pt); Maria dos Anjos Dixe (maria.dixe@ulo.pt).
- University of Leiria and Oeste (School of Technology and Management): Ricardo Martinho (ricardo.martinho@ulo.pt); Rui Rijo (ricardo.martinho@ulo.pt).
- Community Support Team in Palliative Care Beja+: Cristina Galvão (PhD, MSc, MD); Catarina Pazes (MSc, CN, RN).
Duration: 24 months (2021 – 2023)
Institutional Partners and Others
- Community Support Team in Palliative Care Beja+
Reference: Project registered under IC21-00035.
Funding: Fundação ‘LaCaixa’
