Cancer caregivers' experiences of prognosis in Australia: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Forecasting survival in cancer is a particularly challenging facet of oncological work and can involve complex interactions with patients and their families. While there is considerable research on patient experiences of being provided with, or becoming aware of, their prognosis, there has been much less emphasis placed on the experiences of caregivers. The aim of this paper was to examine caregivers' experiences of prognosis.

Design

This study used semistructured interviews; transcripts were analysed thematically using the framework approach. These data are part of a larger research project focused on experiences of cancer survivorship.

Setting

Recruitment was from two metropolitan hospitals in Queensland, Australia.

Participants

50 caregivers of pa

SUBMITTER: Lewis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045218 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature