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 …

[HTML][HTML] The family caregiving crisis meets an actual pandemic

EE Kent, KA Ornstein, JN Dionne-Odom - Journal of pain and symptom …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents unique challenges
to those who work with the seriously ill population, including both health care providers and …

Loneliness among cancer caregivers: a narrative review

TF Gray, DR Azizoddin, PV Nersesian - Palliative & supportive care, 2020 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveProviding care to a loved one with cancer places demands on caregivers that
result in changes to their daily routines and disruptions to their social relationships that then …

[HTML][HTML] Informal caregivers' quality of life and management strategies following the transformation of their cancer caregiving role: A qualitative systematic review

Y Cai, A Simons, S Toland, J Zhang, K Zheng - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Globally, informal caregivers caring for cancer patients meet challenges within
their caregiving role, which significantly influence their quality of life. This qualitative …

[HTML][HTML] Fit for duty: lessons learned from outpatient and homebound hematopoietic cell transplantation to prepare family caregivers for home-based care

AJ Applebaum, T Sannes, HR Mitchell… - … and Cellular Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past decade, the demand for home-based care has been amplified by the Coronavirus
disease 2019 pandemic. Home-based care has significant benefits for patients, their …

Caregiver distress and quality of life in primary caregivers of oncology patients in active treatment and follow‐up

I Decadt, A Laenen, J Celus… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective As the number of informal caregivers and their caregiving responsibilities
increase, this study aims at evaluating caregiver distress, quality of life (QoL) and their …

Prevalence of distress and its associated factors among caregivers of people diagnosed with cancer: A cross‐sectional study

DL Kirk, I Kabdebo, L Whitehead - Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aims and Objectives To (i) determine prevalence of distress among caregivers of
people living with cancer,(ii) describe caregivers' most commonly reported problems and (iii) …

Fear, worry and sadness: an exploratory study of psychological wellbeing in men caring for their partner with ovarian cancer

JV Levesque, C Farnsworth, R Luckey, R Hart… - Supportive Care in …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from female cancers in Australia with
the majority of women presenting with advanced disease. The burden of caregiving is …

Processes for identifying caregivers and screening for caregiver and patient distress in community oncology: results from WF-1803CD

CL Nightingale, AC Snavely, LE McLouth… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite their vital roles, informal caregivers of adult cancer patients are
commonly overlooked in cancer care. This study describes processes for identifying cancer …

Emotional distress, supportive care needs and age in the prediction of quality of life of cancer patients' caregivers: A cross-sectional study

AS Baudry, E Charton, G Piessen… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The existing literature shows a significant impact of cancer on caregivers' quality
of life (QoL) and divergent results according to associated factors. To better understand the …