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Occupational and Financial Setbacks in Caregivers of People with Colorectal Cancer: Considerations for Caregiver-Reported Outcomes.
- Source :
- Current Oncology; Nov2022, Vol. 29 Issue 11, p8180-8196, 17p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Family caregivers of patients with cancer provide substantial physical, emotional, and functional care throughout the cancer trajectory. While caregiving can create employment and financial challenges, there is insufficient evidence to inform the development of caregiver-reported outcomes (CROs) that assess these experiences. The study purpose was to describe the occupational and financial consequences that were important to family caregivers of a patient with colorectal cancer (CRC) in the context of public health care, which represent potential considerations for CROs. In this qualitative Interpretive Description study, we analyzed interview data from 78 participants (25 caregivers, 37 patients, and 16 healthcare providers). Our findings point to temporary and long-term occupational and financial setbacks in the context of CRC. Caregiving for a person with CRC involved managing occupational implications, including (1) revamping employment arrangements, and (2) juggling work, family, and household demands. Caregiver financial struggles included (1) responding to financial demands at various stages of life, and (2) facing the spectre of lifelong expenses. Study findings offer novel insight into the cancer-related occupational and financial challenges facing caregivers, despite government-funded universal health care. Further research is warranted to develop CRO measures that assess the multifaceted nature of these challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CAREGIVERS
COLON cancer
ONCOLOGY
EMPLOYMENT
MEDICAL care costs
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11980052
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Current Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160146438
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29110646