Impact of childhood and adolescence cancer on family caregivers: a qualitative analysis of strains, resources and coping behaviours.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The physical demands of caring for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, over a lengthy period, exert significant strain on the health and well-being of family caregivers. The capacity of family caregivers to surmount and cope with the various strains they experience due to the diagnosis and treatment trajectory is essential to the quality of life of the child and adolescent who has been diagnosed with cancer. However, the experiences of family caregivers have been under-explored. This study explored the strains, resources, and coping strategies of family caregivers of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer in Ghana.

Methods

Guided by a descriptive phenomenological design, 20 semi-structured interviews with family caregivers were conducted at a t

SUBMITTER: Mensah ABB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612317 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature