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 …

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 …

Importance Family caregivers provide the majority of health care to the 18 million patients
with cancer in the US. Yet despite providing complex medical and nursing care, a large …

Background Despite their vital roles, informal caregivers of adult cancer patients are
commonly overlooked in cancer care. This study describes processes for identifying cancer …

Background: Family interventions targeting patients and/or informal caregivers are
beneficial, but few have been integrated in oncology clinical care. Understanding diverse …

Objective Characterize key factors and training needs of US cancer centers in implementing
family caregiver support services. Methods Sequential explanatory mixed methods design …

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 With an increased investment in psychosocial caregiving research, it becomes
critical to establish the need for data of key stakeholders and future strategic directions. The …

Caring for people with cancer can be a burdensome and emotionally straining experience.
Without adequate psychosocial support, distressed caregivers are at risk for psychiatric and …

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