OBJECTIVE Family caregivers play a significant role in the diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of individuals with cancer. This position paper reviews and links the research on family caregiving and health information with the importance of cancer literacy. METHOD Review of literature obtained through searching in Academic Search Premier, EBSCO, Communication and Mass Media Complete, PsychArti...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of an individualized problem-solving intervention delivered in videoconferencing sessions with family caregivers of persons living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) and possible contagion effects on care recipients. DESIGN Family caregivers were randomly assigned to an education-only control group or an intervention group in which participants received pro...

While there has been considerable interest in studying ethnically diverse family caregivers, few studies have investigated the influence of dementia caregiving on Latino families. The current study includes participants from two sites of the REACH (Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health) project to compare well-being, appraisal, and religiosity by ethnicity, with specific attentio...

AIMS The purpose of this study was to examine HRQOL depending on whether the participants have family members with disabilities or not. In addition, we examined the relationship between HRQOL and social networks among family caregivers in Japan. METHODS The study has a cross-sectional design. Survey forms were distributed to 9205 people aged 30 and older who visited a dispensing pharmacy with...

BACKGROUND Delirium is one of the most distressing and difficult to manage problems in advanced illness. Family caregivers have a unique view of the progression of delirium. OBJECTIVE This study examined precursors to delirium from the perspective of family caregivers. DESIGN This study utilized a two-stage concept mapping design that began with semistructured interviews with caregivers of ...

BACKGROUND Incontinence is a common problem faced by family caregivers that is recognized as a major burden and predictor of institutionalization. However, few studies have evaluated the experiences of family caregivers caring for stroke survivors with incontinence. PURPOSE To describe experiences of caregivers managing incontinence in stroke survivors. DESIGN This qualitative descriptive s...

CONTEXT Little is known about the information sources of Chinese patients with cancer and their family caregivers, yet this knowledge is critical for providing patient-centred care. OBJECTIVE To assess and compare the information sources used by Chinese patients with cancer and their family caregivers. DESIGN The validated Health Information Wants Questionnaire (HIWQ) was translated and adm...

Background In addition to care-related burdens, most caregivers of a person with dementia perceive a variety of positive and satisfying experiences, such as feeling needed and useful in their family caregiving role. "Meaning-focused coping" describes both positive and negative emotions in periods with high levels of stress. Day care service may have the potential to increase caregivers' positiv...

BACKGROUND Self-management is important for family caregivers of people with dementia, especially when they face changes in their relative's behavior and mood, such as depression, apathy, anxiety, agitation and aggression. The aim of this study is to give insight into why these changes in behavior and mood are stressful for family caregivers, what self-management strategies family caregivers us...