ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Caring experiences of family caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer: an integrative literature review.
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- Experiences of informal caregivers supporting individuals with upper gastrointestinal cancers: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- A scoping review on mindfulness-based interventions for families of patients with advanced cancer.GHM open · 2025Review
- Supportive Care Needs and Related Interventions in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer and Their Informal Caregivers: A Scoping Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2025Article
- Familial pancreatic cancer: a case study and review of the psychosocial effects of diagnoses on families.Hereditary cancer in clinical practice · 2023Article
- Closing the Caregiving Gap: Considerations for Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer Caregivers.JCO oncology practice · 2023Article
- Factors related to the quality of life of family cancer caregivers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The Impact of Depression on Quality of Life in Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Moderated Mediation Model of Spousal Relationship and Caring Burden.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Understanding the experiences of older caregivers of patients with lung cancer during palliative chemotherapy in China: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Caring Challenges of Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
- Experiences of Families Supporting Patients With Refractory Cancer: An Interpretive Descriptive Study.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis review summarizes and synthesizes the available empirical literature on the experiences concerned with the problems and challenges faced by caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer.
methodsAn integrative review method was used, and a literature search was conducted using five databases. We searched the terms "pancreatic cancer," "caregiver," and "experience," and used the Boolean operators OR and AND to combine them. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools were used to assess the quality of the included studies.
resultsFour qualitative studies, one mixed method, and three quantitative studies met the selection criteria and were included in the review. Informal family caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer experienced multifaceted roles, lack of information, difficulties in maintaining emotional well-being, and positive coping. The factors associated with their caring experience included the caregivers' demographics, patients' psychological status, and clinical characteristics.
conclusionCaregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer have various experiences while providing care. Health care providers should offer opportunities for caregivers to recognize their feelings, provide sufficient information and psychological support, and foster coping strategies to maintain the physical and psychosocial well-being of caregivers.
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