Background Incurable cancer, which often constitutes an enormous challenge for patients,
their families, and medical professionals, profoundly affects the patient's physical and …

Research on the use of mindfulness-based stress reduction and related mindfulness-based
interventions (MBIs) in cancer care has proliferated over the past decade. MBIs have aimed …

How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This
book provides a synthesis of psychological research on caregiver stress and brings attention …

The COVID-19 pandemic affects people across the world. While the virus appears to infect
people of all ages and health status, those with cancer, may be at higher risk for developing …

Background: Cancer not only is a traumatic experience for the patients, but also can affect
the family caregivers. Post-traumatic growth (PTG) refers to positive psychological changes …

Background Prolonged mechanical ventilation for acute medical conditions increases the
risk of chronic critical illness (CCI). Close family members are confronted with the life …

Introduction: Although research has shown that many cancer patients report positive life
changes following cancer diagnosis, there are few data in the literature related to PTG in …

Background The long‐term impact of cancer caregiving on the family caregivers' quality of
life (QOL) is currently not known. This study aimed (a) to characterize family caregivers of …

Objective: Evidence suggests interdependence between cancer patients' and their
caregivers' physical and mental health. However, the extent to which caregivers' health …

Background: There is evidence indicating that family sense of coherence predicts quality of
family life and promotes family well-being. In families living with the palliative phase of …