[Family Caregivers' Burden in Taking Care of Older Cancer Patients at Home].

Q3 Nursing
Chia-Tai Hung, Jui-Chun Chan, Szu-Ying Lee
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Abstract

The aging population in Taiwan increases the demand for care services for older adult patients with cancer, presenting significant challenges to both healthcare and social systems. Family caregivers perceive caregiver burden since they assist patients with daily activities, health management, and medical decision-making face physical, psychological, economic, and social stressors that impact their overall well-being. Taking care of older patients causes more complicated caregiving tasks because of the treatments and care related to cancer and multiple chronic conditions. Caregiver burden is known to be influenced by age, health, education, and disease awareness. Furthermore, in Taiwan, the participation of foreign spouses and migrant workers in family care increases cultural and resource-related challenges and highlights the need for integrated long-term care resources and social support. Using family caregiver assessments testing caregiver burden and quality of life can specify family caregiver needs that assist healthcare teams in developing family care plans. Interventions, including cancer education, psychological support, caregiving training, and collaborative models involving both patients and caregivers, may alleviate caregiver stress, improve quality of life, and enhance coping abilities. Moving forward, nursing professionals should advocate for integrated care models that incorporate comprehensive geriatric assessments and design interventions tailored to the specific needs of diverse family caregivers of older cancer patients. These approaches will help improve the quality of life for both caregivers and older cancer patients and foster a supportive care environment through interdisciplinary collaboration to address the health challenges of an aging society.

[家庭照顾者在家照顾老年癌症患者的负担]。
台湾人口老龄化增加了对老年癌症患者护理服务的需求,对医疗保健和社会系统都提出了重大挑战。家庭照顾者认为照顾者负担,因为他们帮助患者进行日常活动,健康管理和医疗决策,面临身体,心理,经济和社会压力,影响他们的整体福祉。由于与癌症和多种慢性疾病相关的治疗和护理,照顾老年患者会导致更复杂的护理任务。已知照顾者负担受年龄、健康、教育和疾病意识的影响。此外,在台湾,外籍配偶和移工参与家庭照护增加了文化和资源方面的挑战,凸显了对综合长期照护资源和社会支持的需求。使用家庭照顾者评估测试照顾者负担和生活质量可以明确家庭照顾者的需求,帮助医疗团队制定家庭照顾计划。干预措施,包括癌症教育、心理支持、护理培训和涉及患者和护理人员的合作模式,可以减轻护理人员的压力,改善生活质量,提高应对能力。展望未来,护理专业人员应提倡综合护理模式,包括全面的老年评估和设计干预措施,以满足老年癌症患者不同家庭照顾者的具体需求。这些方法将有助于提高护理人员和老年癌症患者的生活质量,并通过跨学科合作营造支持性护理环境,以应对老龄化社会的健康挑战。
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Journal of Nursing
Journal of Nursing Medicine-Medicine (all)
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