Bereaved Family Cancer Caregivers’ Unmet Needs: Measure Development and Validation

The Cancer Survivors’ Unmet Needs Measure (CaSUN) The Cancer Survivors’ Partners Unmet Needs Measure (CaSPUN)

Unmet needs and quality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients in South Korea

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of unmet needs and quality of life (QOL) among family caregivers (FCs) of cancer patients and to characterize the relationship between unmet needs and QOL. METHODS A descriptive correlation design was used. Data were collected by convenience sampling during 2013 from 191 FCs of cancer patients who visited an outpatient cancer c...

Unmet needs in Iranian cancer patients

    Background: The identification and management of unmet needs is an essential component of health care for the growing cancer patient population. Information about the prevalence of unmet need can help medical service planning/redesigning. Therefore, this study aimed to identify unmet needs in Iranian patients suffering from cancer.    Methods: This cross-sectional ...

Unmet support needs of early-onset dementia family caregivers: a mixed-design study

BACKGROUND Though advances in knowledge and diagnostics make it possible today to identify persons with early-onset dementia or a related cognitive disorder much sooner, little is known about the support needs of the family caregivers of these persons. The aim of this study was to document the unmet support needs of this specific group of caregivers. This knowledge is essential to open avenues ...

Caregivers ’ experiences of unmet needs during palliative care