Perioperative experiences and needs of patients who undergo colorectal cancer surgery and their family caregivers: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Colorectal cancer (CRC) surgeries are major, complex, and often associated with debilitating symptoms or significant deconditioning that may impair patients' quality of life. Little is known about how patients and family caregivers cope and their unmet needs during this daunting perioperative phase. This study aimed to explore the experiences and needs of CRC patients who undergo surgery and their family caregivers.

Methods

An exploratory qualitative design was adopted. A total of 27 participants comprising fifteen outpatients who had undergone colorectal cancer surgery and twelve family caregivers were recruited through purposive sampling from a public tertiary hospital in Singapore between December 2019 and November 2020. Individual, audio-recorded, semi-structured

SUBMITTER: Wan SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8929239 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature