Terminal illness concerns of family carers 2015 survey

This statistic presents concerns regarding taking care of a loved one with a terminal illness, as of February 2015. In this period, 50 percent of individuals interviewed were concerned that their loved ones pain would not be managed.

If you were required to take care of a loved one with a terminal illness, which of the following, if any, would concern you?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
That my loved one's pain would not be managed	50%
Not having access to 24/7 care and support	44%
That it would strain my finances	41%
That I would not be able to take time off work	22%
That I would feel isolated and lonely	18%
That there would be a lack of information about my loved one's condition	16%
That my family would not get the emotional support needed	14%
That the rest of my family would not cope	14%
That I would not know how to talk to others about it	6%
That it would have a negative effect on my friendships	4%
None of the above	10%

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Release date

March 2015

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

February 20 to 22, 2015

Number of respondents

2,182 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

UK adults

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Respondents were asked to select up to three options.

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