Cancer caregivers Book Section
| Authors: | Applebaum, A. J.; Mitchell, H. R. |
| Editors: | Chochinov, H.; Breitbart, W. |
| Article/Chapter Title: | Cancer caregivers |
| Abstract: | The impact of cancer extends beyond the patient to family, friends, and community members who often serve as informal caregivers and assist with the patient's cancer experience in a variety of ways. Increased cancer prevalence and shifts to outpatient cancer care have resulted in additional burden on informal caregivers. Exact definitions vary, but an informal cancer caregiver is herein defined as any individual who provides uncompensated care and support to a person with cancer with significant time and energy costs. The numerous responsibilities placed on cancer caregivers are linked to an enormous psychological and physical health burden. Caregivers' poor health outcomes are associated with their own healthcare costs, as well as with difficulty with providing patient care and subsequent risk to the patient. This chapter describes the prevalence and characteristics of cancer caregivers; the developmental, social and cultural context which shapes the caregiving experience; and the burden of caregiving on physical and psychological health outcomes. It describes current empirically supported interventions designed to address the unique needs of cancer caregivers and implications for clinical practice and policy to improve caregiver and patient health outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) |
| Keywords: | clinical practice; informal caregivers; cancer caregivers; psychological health; healthcare costs; outpatient cancer care; physical health burden; psychological health burden |
| Book Title: | Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine: Psychosocial Care of the Terminally Ill. 3rd ed |
| ISBN: | 9780197583838 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication Place: | New York, NY |
| Date Published: | 2023-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 274 |
| End Page: | 284 |
| Language: | English |
| ACCESSION: | 2023-22407-019 |
| PROVIDER: | Ovid Technologies |
| PROVIDER: | psycinfo |
| DOI: | 10.1093/med/9780197583838.003.0019 |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Book Chapter: 19, located in "Part III - Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care" -- Source: APA PsycInfo |
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