The direct and indirect financial costs of informal cancer care: a scoping review

C Coumoundouros, L Ould Brahim… - Health & social care …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Informal caregivers are the primary source of support for cancer patients, providing
assistance with household tasks, medical care and emotional support. These …

Balancing work and cancer care: challenges faced by employed informal caregivers

E Xiang, P Guzman, M Mims, H Badr - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Caregiving for a family member or close friend with cancer can be
particularly demanding for employed individuals who are juggling work responsibilities …

Supporting the patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers: what are their palliative care needs?

GP Chua, GSY Pang, ACP Yee, PSH Neo, S Zhou… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background The impact and consequences of cancer on the patients and their family
caregivers (FCs) are closely intertwined. Caregivers' burdens can be increased due to the …

A systematic review of the effect of cancer treatment on work productivity of patients and caregivers

KM Kamal, JR Covvey, A Dashputre, S Ghosh… - Journal of managed …, 2017 - jmcp.org
BACKGROUND: Cancer is a leading cause of death with substantial financial costs. While
significant data exist on the economic burden of care, less is known about the indirect costs …

The caring experiences of family caregivers for patients with advanced cancer in Uganda: A qualitative study

SM Najjuka, A Iradukunda, MM Kaggwa, AN Sebbowa… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Cancer morbidity and mortality is rising in sub-Saharan Africa. Given this rise,
family caregivers play an integral role in provision of quality cancer care services. This study …

Acceptance and commitment therapy among informal caregivers of people with chronic health conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Ye, JJ Lee, D Xue, DS Yu - JAMA Network Open, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although there is substantial evidence to suggest the health benefits of
acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) among informal caregivers of people with …

Employment outcomes, financial burden, anxiety, and depression among caregivers of African American cancer survivors

TA Hastert, JJ Ruterbusch, M Nair, MI Noor… - JCO Oncology …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Caregivers of cancer survivors may need to take time off work or make other
employment changes to handle caregiving demands. Work impacts of caregiving, financial …

[HTML][HTML] Economic burden and treatment patterns of gynecologic cancers in the United States: evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2007–2014

X Yue, JM Pruemer, AL Hincapie… - Journal of gynecologic …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective This study estimated nationally representative medical expenditures of
gynecologic cancers, described treatment patterns and assessed key risk factors associated …

Beyond sterilization: a comprehensive review on the safety and efficacy of opportunistic salpingectomy as a preventative strategy for ovarian cancer

T Zadabedini Masouleh, H Etchegary, K Hodgkinson… - Current …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer (OC) is Canada's third most common gynecological cancer, with an
estimated 3000 new cases and 1950 deaths projected in 2022. No effective screening has …

The burden of out-of-pocket expenditure related to gynaecological cancer in Malaysia

CH Liew, FH Shabaruddin, M Dahlui - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to estimate the economic burden on gynaecological cancer patients and
their households, in terms of out-of-pocket expenditure, catastrophic health expenditure …