Systematic review of caregiver burden, unmet needs and quality-of-life among informal caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer

E Chong, L Crowe, K Mentor, S Pandanaboyana… - Supportive Care in …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Informal caregivers play an important supportive care role for patients with cancer.
This may be especially true for pancreatic cancer which is often diagnosed late, has a poor …

Family caregivers' experiences of caring for patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative studies

Q Zeng, D Ling, W Chen, Y Liao, R An, L He - Cancer Nursing, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Family caregivers of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients undertook heavy
care tasks and role responsibilities. They were facing multiple challenges during the …

“My life's not my own”: a qualitative study into the expectations of head and neck cancer carers

R Weaver, M O'Connor, RM Golding, C Gibson… - Supportive Care in …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Cancers that originate from the upper aerodigestive tract are collectively known
as head and neck cancer. The most common are squamous cell carcinomas of the …

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of living with colorectal cancer as a chronic illness

GJ McGeechan, KE McPherson… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of patients
living with cancer as a chronic illness. Background Due to recent advances in detection and …

Impact of patient symptoms and caregiving tasks on psychological distress in caregivers for head and neck cancer (HNC)

EH Castellanos, MS Dietrich, SM Bond… - Psycho …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the association of caregiving task burden and patient symptom
burden with psychological distress among caregivers of head and neck cancer (HNC) …

Disparity of perception of quality of life between head and neck cancer patients and caregivers

ZM Kassir, J Li, C Harrison, JT Johnson, ML Nilsen - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Caregivers are invaluable sources of support for individuals recovering from
head and neck cancer (HNC). Accordingly, minimizing caregiver distress is essential to …

Long-term unmet supportive care needs of teenage and young adult (TYA) childhood brain tumour survivors and their caregivers: a cross-sectional survey

E Nicklin, G Velikova, A Glaser… - Supportive Care in …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The supportive care needs of long-term childhood brain tumour survivors, now
teenagers and young adults (TYAs), and their caregivers are largely unknown. We aimed to …

A prospective study monitoring carer distress during (chemo) radiotherapy for head and neck cancer via an electronic platform

LR Wishart, B Brown, RL Nund… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Research has shown that electronic platforms can assist data capture of patient‐
reported outcome measures (PROMs) to guide clinical care. In comparison, routine …

The unmet needs of patients with advanced incurable head and neck cancer and their carers: A systematic review and meta‐ethnography of qualitative data

AS North, L Carson, L Sharp, J Patterson… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Patients with advanced‐stage head and neck cancers (HNC) endure a
significant symptom burden and suffer greatly towards the end of their lives. Qualitative …

The experiences and the needs of caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer: an integrative review

SHH Aung, K White, J Bloomfield - Cancer Nursing, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a devastating disease, and its corresponding
treatments can result in substantial functional challenges for patients. These patients require …