Availability of Family Caregiver Programs in US Cancer Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Family caregivers provide the majority of health care to the 18 million patients with cancer in the US. Yet despite providing complex medical and nursing care, a large proportion of caregivers report no formal support or training. In recognition of this gap, many interventions to support cancer caregivers have been developed and tested over the past 2 decades. However, there are few system-level data on whether US cancer centers have adopted and implemented these interventions.

Objective

To describe and characterize the availability of family caregiver support programs in US cancer centers.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional national survey study was conducted between September 1, 2021, and April 30, 2023. Participants comprised clinical

SUBMITTER: Odom JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10568368 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature