Purpose The family-caregiver role is of critical importance to the success of symptom-related
self-management of patients with advanced cancer. This study examined the perspectives of …

Family caregivers need adequate support from healthcare professionals to complete the
demands associated with caregiving with minimal impact on their own health and well …

Purpose We tested whether a decision aid explaining how to discuss the approach of death
with a family member with cancer would help family caregivers decide to discuss a terminal …

Context Cancer caregivers have important roles in delivering practical, emotional, and end-
of-life support to patients; however, they express multiple unmet needs, particularly …

Cancer impacts spouse caregivers, especially when couples engage in dyadic coping
around the cancer. Communication is a key factor in this process. Our goals were to …

This study examined the differences of opinion between cancer patients and caregivers with
regard to treatment and care decisions. 184 advanced lung cancer patients and 171 primary …

A person living with cancer will potentially have some degree of physical, cognitive, and/or
psychological impairment, periods of unemployment, financial concerns, social isolation …

The impact of supporting a dying family member has frequently been reported as extremely
challenging. In addition, family members of dying cancer patients have consistently …

Partners and other family members are key supports for cancer patients. Most cope well with
the caregiving role, but an important minority become highly distressed or develop an …

Background Patients with incurable cancer face complex medical decisions. Their family
caregivers play a prominent role in shared decision making processes, but we lack insights …