Sophie Lee H.-T.Melia K.M.CHIEN-AN YAOLin C.-J.TAI-YUAN CHIUWEN-YU HU2020-11-272020-11-2720141049-9091https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84927599773&doi=10.1177%2f1049909113499603&partnerID=40&md5=bb21993e16317f29b884d6fa6514b27bhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/522359We explored caregivers’ experiences and needs when providing hospice home care to their terminally ill elderly patients with cancer in Taiwan for 1 year. A total of 44 caregivers were interviewed using a semistructured interview once monthly during hospice home care visits until the patients’ deaths. Content analysis of the interviews revealed 5 themes, hoping for a cure, experiencing fluctuating emotions, accepting the patient’s dying, regarding the patient’s death as a good death, and needing emotional support and information. Caregivers in hospice home care who experienced difficulties tended to seek emotional support and information throughout the entire caregiving process. With a greater understanding of caregivers’ experiences and needs, nurses can alleviate caregivers’ negative emotional reactions by actively attending to their needs during this process. ? The Author(s) 2013.[SDGs]SDG3adult; aged; attitude to death; caregiver; emotion; female; hope; hospice care; human; interview; male; middle aged; needs assessment; neoplasm; psychology; Taiwan; terminally ill patient; very elderly; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude to Death; Caregivers; Emotions; Female; Hope; Hospice Care; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Needs Assessment; Neoplasms; Taiwan; Terminally Illjournal article10.1177/1049909113499603239212882-s2.0-84927599773