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Patients with advanced lung cancer might have a higher number of supportive care needs, when a married, middle-aged woman is diagnosed with this disease, her spouses most often become the primary caregiver. However few studies have explored the lived experiences of Male Spouses. This study aimed to explore the lived experience of male caregivers among lung cancer patients. The phenomenological method is adopted to obtain the male lived experiences of caregivers.” In-depth face-to-face interviews with the caregivers were the main source of data for this study. Five male caregivers completed the interview; all of the participant's spousal was diagnosed with lung cancer and are under a chemotherapy program. Content analysis of five participant interviews revealed four themes: (1) Facing difficulties, (2) Social activities interrupted, (3) a Sense of being responsible and needed and (4) Gaining support from family and God. This study explored the male caregiver lived experiences of five Indonesian patients with lung cancer. The findings pointed to the importance of considering multiple issues influencing male caregiver conditions while providing care.

Caregiver burden is commonly used in nursing literature, however, a study exploring the caregiver burden of an advanced lung cancer patient has not yet been clearly defined. Therefore, this study Aims to develop an operational definition and analyze the attributes, antecedents and consequents of the theoretical concept of caregiver burden of advanced lung cancer. An electronic search from four different sources, such as online databases (PubMed, CINAHL (Cummulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health) Plus with Full Text, Chochrane Library, Google Scholar), journal articles, dictionaries and official health websites (both government and non-government). The paper adopted the framework by Walker and Advant. The attributes, antecedents and consequents of the concept were identified. The three attributes of caregiver burden were identified as Low Self- Efficacy, Multifaced Strain, and Overload. The antecedents included Caregiver’s characteristics, Health status, Insufficient financial resources, and social support. The consequences of the caregiver’s burden resulted in negative change, including decreased quality of Life, Health function, and psychological problems. A clear definition of caregiver burden was developed. The finding of this concept analysis can be used in Nursing practice, education and administration