Primary Caregivers’ Support for Female Family Members With Breast or Gynecologic Cancer

Abstract

Family-oriented education programs need to be developed to include both the family and the patient in the long journey of cancer. The family caregivers' feelings of guilt regarding the cause of the illness and feelings of anxiety about the uncertainty of the illness should be assessed and managed during the course of the patients' treatment and care.

The caring experience and supportive care needs of male partners for women with gynaecologic cancer: A qualitative literature review

“…After appraising the quality of included articles, most of the studies rated well against the CASP, and total scores ranged from Of the eight studies included in this review, two studies were conducted in America (Ferrell et al, 2002;Ponto & Barton, 2008) and the remaining five were conducted in Sweden, Australia, Korea, UK, Turkey and Norway, respectively (Akyüz et al, 2008;Han et al, 2015;Lalos et al, 1995;Lopez et al, 2012;Maughan et al, 2002;Oldertrøen Solli et al, 2019). Six adopted a phenomenology method (Akyüz et al, 2008;Han et al, 2015;Lalos et al, 1995;Lopez et al, 2012;Oldertrøen Solli et al, 2019;Ponto & Barton, 2008), one adopted an ethnographic method (Ferrell et al, 2002), and one used a grounded theory method (Maughan et al, 2002). Individual, in-depth interview was the most common data collection method; of these studies, five used a faceto-face interview (Akyüz et al, 2008;Han et al, 2015;Lopez et al, 2012;Maughan et al, 2002;Oldertrøen Solli et al, 2019) and two used a telephone interview (Lalos et al, 1995;Ponto & Barton, 2008).…”

“…Six adopted a phenomenology method (Akyüz et al, 2008;Han et al, 2015;Lalos et al, 1995;Lopez et al, 2012;Oldertrøen Solli et al, 2019;Ponto & Barton, 2008), one adopted an ethnographic method (Ferrell et al, 2002), and one used a grounded theory method (Maughan et al, 2002). Individual, in-depth interview was the most common data collection method; of these studies, five used a faceto-face interview (Akyüz et al, 2008;Han et al, 2015;Lopez et al, 2012;Maughan et al, 2002;Oldertrøen Solli et al, 2019) and two used a telephone interview (Lalos et al, 1995;Ponto & Barton, 2008). The remaining study collected data via reanalysing meaningful comments in letters written by caregivers of ovarian cancer patients (Ferrell et al, 2002).…”

“…As for the purpose of the included studies, six focused only on the perspectives or needs of male partners (Akyüz et al, 2008;Lalos et al, 1995;Lopez et al, 2012;Maughan et al, 2002;Oldertrøen Solli et al, 2019;Ponto & Barton, 2008). Two explored family caregivers' experiences, including spouses, daughters, siblings or parents (Ferrell et al, 2002;Han et al, 2015). Table 3 shows details about the included studies.…”

“…The men had no one they could speak with and perceived limited support from friends, professionals and society (Lalos et al, 1995;Lopez et al, 2012). (Ferrell et al, 2002;Han et al, 2015;Lalos et al, 1995;Ponto & Barton, 2008). They were frustrated by insufficient information and actively collected more information via various channels.…”

Caregiving Is a Marathon, Not a Road Race: Reenvisioning Caregiver Support Services in Gynecologic Oncology

“…One study utilizing qualitative interviews and journaling by caregivers of women with both breast and gynecologic cancers recommended family-oriented education programs. 10 A scoping review of the literature relating to ovarian cancer was unable to identify interventions specific to caregivers in ovarian cancer. 11 Twitter, a microblogging channel, has revolutionized the way that patients and caregivers access information.…”