Practice recommendations and policies (eg, CARE Act) emphasize identifying and training a
family caregiver during a patient's hospitalization, but engagement of caregivers is not …

Purpose Caregivers of people with cancer represent a large, overburdened, and under-
recognized part of the cancer care workforce. Research efforts to address the unmet needs …

Background Supportive care interventions have demonstrated benefits for both informal
and/or family cancer caregivers and their patients, but uptake generally is poor. To the …

4 Background: Informal caregiving for cancer patients can be both demanding and
burdensome–physically, emotionally, and financially–for many caregivers. Cancer …

Objectives The cancer system is experiencing a rise in cancer prevalence, a workforce
shortage, and is resource-stretched. In this environment, informal caregivers (unpaid family …

As a result of the development of more aggressive treatment protocols and targeted drugs,
individuals with cancer are living longer with the disease. Although these developments are …

Despite increasing involvement from family members in providing and managing cancer
care, the complexity of treatment regimens, changing demands, and deterioration in patients' …

Cancer patients commonly require assistance from a relative or friend, and many of these
“family caregivers” are navigating employment while caring. The purpose of this analysis …

Caring for the caregivers of patients with cancer is an increasingly important part of cancer
care. In the past few years, several cancer centers have started caregiver-focused services …

Recent trends in health care have placed an increased burden on cancer caregivers. In
response, nurses and social workers have been taught to implement a 6-hour …