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Physical Well-Being of Oncology Caregivers: An Important Quality-of-Life Domain

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Glajchen, Myra·2012·Seminars in Oncology Nursing

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OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of research and practice related to the physical well-being of oncology caregivers. DATA SOURCES: Literature retrieved through the PubMed and CINAHL databases. CONCLUSION: Caregivers play an important role in supporting people with cancer at every stage of the illness trajectory. Because caregiving is inherently stressful, caregivers should be routinely included in the assessment and treatment of patients with cancer. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Oncology nurses are uniquely positioned to play a vital role in recognizing caregiver strain and intervening to break the cycle of unremitting physical and psychosocial burden.

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  • One study has mentioned up to thirty different tasks that informal caregivers are involved in.

    “One study has mentioned up to thirty different tasks that informal caregivers are involved in, the majority of which our informal caregivers shared [23].”

    From Preparedness, resilience and unmet needs of informal caregivers of advanced cancer patients in a Regional Mission Hospital in Kenya: Qualitative Study (2023) · cites this paper as [23]

    The Adverse Physical Outcomes section lists many tasks performed by family caregivers, including personal care, household work and medication management. The Assessment of Caregivers’ Physical Well-being section also discusses the number and nature of caregiving tasks. Neither section reports a study identifying up to thirty distinct tasks, so the specific count is unsupported; page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • The majority of the thirty tasks mentioned in prior work were shared by the informal caregivers in this study.

    “One study has mentioned up to thirty different tasks that informal caregivers are involved in, the majority of which our informal caregivers shared [23].”

    From Preparedness, resilience and unmet needs of informal caregivers of advanced cancer patients in a Regional Mission Hospital in Kenya: Qualitative Study (2023) · cites this paper as [23]

    The Adverse Physical Outcomes section lists many tasks performed by oncology caregivers, including personal care, household work, transportation, paperwork and medication management. It does not state that there are up to thirty different tasks. The comparison with the citing authors’ own caregivers is their finding, not one this source could establish. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  1. [2]Glajchen M Emerging role of caregivers in cancer care Journal of Supportive Oncology 2004 2 145 155 15328817
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Authors
Glajchen, M.
Affiliations
Mount Sinai Beth Israel (US)
Corresponding author
Glajchen, Myra
Venue
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-11
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
226-235
ISSN
0749-2081 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2076200021
Cited by
76
References
43
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Seminars in Oncology Nursing (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R25CA132664)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
Keywords
caregiver burden, quality of life, psychosocial burden, caregiver stress, cancer caregiving, nursing interventions, caregiver assessment
MeSH terms
Workforce, Clinical Competence, Home Care Services, Hospices, Humans, Nurses, Oncology Nursing, Palliative Care, Quality of Life, Sleep, Caregivers, Nurse's Role

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