The Hidden Morbidity of Cancer: Burden in Caregivers of Patients with Brain Metastases.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2017
Publication Title
The Nursing clinics of North America
Keywords
Adaptation, Psychological; Brain Neoplasms; Caregivers; Female; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Metastasis; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Quality of Life; Stress, Psychological
Abstract
Caregiving is a highly individualized experience. Although numerous articles have been published on caregiver burden from a variety of diagnoses and conditions, this article presents the unique features of caregiving in patients with brain metastases. Improved long-term survival, concerns about disease recurrence or progression, the cancer experience (initial diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, recurrence, progression, and end of life), and the increasing complexity of cancer treatments add to the demands placed on the caregivers of patients with brain metastases. Health care professionals must identify caregiver burden and administer the appropriate interventions, which must be as unique and individualized as the caregivers' experiences.
Clinical Institute
Cancer
Department
Nursing
Department
Oncology
Recommended Citation
Saria, Marlon Garzo; Nyamathi, Adeline; Phillips, Linda R; Stanton, Annette L; Evangelista, Lorraine; Kesari, Santosh; and Maliski, Sally, "The Hidden Morbidity of Cancer: Burden in Caregivers of Patients with Brain Metastases." (2017). Articles, Abstracts, and Reports. 2272.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/publications/2272
