PURPOSE: The study assessed and compared the psychosocial needs of patients with
breast cancer and of their relatives, the patients' and relatives' burden of illness, anxiety …

Aims.(1) To gain insight into the psychosocial needs and distress of close relatives of
women under treatment for breast cancer and identify how they perceive the interpersonal …

Aim. To identify the psychosocial needs of breast‐cancer patients and their relatives along
with factors affecting these needs and to develop a tentative model to guide further research …

PURPOSE: This study aimed at gaining insight into supportive care needs and cancer
treatment-related symptoms, and to determine factors associated with supportive care …

PURPOSE: Breast cancer is not only a stressful event for those afflicted, but also for their
family and friends. In Germany, attention and support from professional nurses is almost …

Purpose This study of relatives to patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) treated with
radiotherapy describes how the relatives experienced the patient's situation, especially with …

Background: Family caregivers caring for a patient with terminal cancer may experience
significant psychological distress. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the …

Aim: To describe the psychosocial impact on caregivers of caring for women with advanced
breast cancer. Methods: Five focus groups were held with bereaved caregivers. Qualitative …

The family members of cancer patients play a central role as caregivers. This study reports
on the perspectives of men whose wives underwent a mastectomy because of breast …

To simulate the longitudinal needs of patients treated for breast cancer, 2 groups of women
were recruited. Patients within 6 months of diagnosis were considered in the “early” group …