Care Giver’s Needs in the Process of Cancer Recovery
Keywords:
cancer oncology, caregiverAbstract
Goals of work: The aim of the study is to explore the psychosocial needs of persons taking care of family members suffering from cancer. Materials & Methods: An Sixty care-givers participated in the cross sectional study. An interview schedule was used. The care recipients had heterogeneous cancer diagnosis and were hospitalized for at least a month. Main Result: Their Financial needs were the highest followed by informational needs, family needs, personal needs, social needs, psychological needs and spiritual needs. It is in contrast to their studies from the west where psychological need was supreme. Conclusions: The findings pave way for the development of comprehensive psychosocial care programs for the care-givers.
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