scholarly journals Information Needs, Information Receiving and the Related Variables among Japanese Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients: In Initial Phase vs In Terminal Phase

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Sakiko Fukui
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Initial Phase ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Terminal Phase ◽  
Japanese Family

Lifestyle Interference And Emotional Distress In Family Caregivers Of Advanced Cancer Patients

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill I. Cameron ◽  
Renee-Louise Tranche ◽  
Angela M. Cheung ◽  
Donna E. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients

Information needs of family caregivers of home elderly patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 462-462
Author(s):  
Yoshihisa Hirakawa ◽  
Kazumasa Uemura
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Information Needs

The Components of Information Literacy Treatment in Women Cancer Patients (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Farzin ◽  
Hassan Behzadi ◽  
Azam Sanatjoo ◽  
Soodabeh Shahidsaleth
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Medical Tests ◽  
Medical Terms ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

BACKGROUND The information literacy treatment, which comprises an important part of the process of disease, is one of the aspects of health literacy and this concept has been explored in fewer studies. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study is to investigate the state of the components of information literacy treatment in Women cancer patients. METHODS This is an applied, survey-based study. The population consists of 143 Women cancer patients were selected employing a cluster random sampling procedure. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire. The questionnaire includes 37 questions consisting of six categories—medications, treatment methods, nutrition, medical tests, treatment costs, and sport exercise. RESULTS The findings showed that patients had the most information needs in the five components (except sport exercise). In addition to, the most important source of information for patients was the doctor and, of course, some of the other medical staff. Also, all the identified criteria for cancer patients were important in using the information sources for treatment. The problems such as: specialized content, unfamiliarity with the medical terms, the complexity of the treatment process, are very important to the patients. CONCLUSIONS The health professionals play an important role in shortening the interval between the patients` need for information and receiving information. It is recommended for the health authorities to hold free classes in health centers and prepare simple and comprehensible materials in these courses.

scholarly journals The Role of Advance Care Planning in Cancer Patient and Caregiver Grief Resolution: Helpful or Harmful?

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1977
Author(s):  
Francesca Falzarano ◽  
Holly G. Prigerson ◽  
Paul K. Maciejewski
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Advance Care Planning ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Do Not Resuscitate ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
Grief Resolution ◽  
Caregiver Grief ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

Cancer patients and their family caregivers experience various losses when patients become terminally ill, yet little is known about the grief experienced by patients and caregivers and factors that influence grief as patients approach death. Additionally, few, if any, studies have explored associations between advance care planning (ACP) and grief resolution among cancer patients and caregivers. To fill this knowledge gap, the current study examined changes in grief over time in patients and their family caregivers and whether changes in patient grief are associated with changes in caregiver grief. We also sought to determine how grief changed following the completion of advance directives. The sample included advanced cancer patients and caregivers (n = 98 dyads) from Coping with Cancer III, a federally funded, multi-site prospective longitudinal study of end-stage cancer care. Participants were interviewed at baseline and at follow-up roughly 2 months later. Results suggest synchrony, whereby changes in patient grief were associated with changes in caregiver grief. We also found that patients who completed a living will (LW) experienced increases in grief, while caregivers of patients who completed a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order experienced reductions in grief, suggesting that ACP may prompt “grief work” in patients while promoting grief resolution in caregivers.

Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Caregiving Interface Work Scale in employed Japanese family caregivers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariko Sakka ◽  
Sachiko Kita ◽  
Iori Sato ◽  
Takafumi Soejima ◽  
Hisashi Eguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Japanese Family
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