ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Caring for someone with cancer in rural Australia.
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- The perceived and/or received peer support needs of unpaid cancer caregivers residing in rural and remote areas: A systematic review.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Pooled it
- Factors associated with cancer survival disparities among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared with other Australians: A systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
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- Needs of Rural Caregivers of Patients With Cancer: A Scoping Review of Evidence From North America, Europe, and Australia.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- From Ambition to Action: Closing Policy, Equity and Implementation Gaps in the Australian Cancer Plan's 'Enhanced Consumer Experience'.The Medical journal of Australia · 2026Article
- Determinants of caregiver burden among family caregivers of post-intensive care syndrome patients at 2 weeks post-discharge: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- "The aspect of caregiving becomes incredibly complex": lived experiences of rural cancer caregiving identified through community advisory board engagement.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- "The Day He Fell Ill, We Turned on a Switch…Now, Everything Is My Responsibility": Scoping Review of Qualitative Studies Among Partners of Patients with Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer: a single regional Australian centre experience.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Towards equitable cancer outcomes for rural and remote communities: reflections, lessons and recommendations.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Review
- Moral distress among family caregivers of people with cancer in palliative care: A qualitative study.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2025Article
- Ambivalent and heavy burdened wanderers on a road less travelled: a meta-ethnography on end-of-life care experiences among family caregivers in rural areas.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Changes in rural caregivers' health behaviors while supporting someone with cancer: A qualitative study.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Rural resilience during COVID-19: the lived experience of North Carolinian rural-dwelling cancer caregivers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Health-Promoting Behaviours following Primary Treatment for Cancer: A Rural-Urban Comparison from a Cross-Sectional Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTo explore the experiences of people caring for someone with cancer, while living in rural Australia, and the impact of the cancer-caring role on their well-being.
methodEighteen adults in regional or remote ('rural') Australia who cared for a person with cancer took part in semi-structured telephone interviews. Participants were aged 32-77 years and mainly female (66%). Data were analysed using thematic analysis and an essentialist approach.
resultsEight themes were identified: (1) travel is hard, but supports are available; (2) frustration with systems that do not demonstrate understanding of the rural context; (3) the importance of lay and peer support; (4) the impact of access to trusted, local health care services; (5) the importance of access to rurally relevant information (particularly on relevant services and what to expect); (6) living with uncertainty and balancing loss with hope; (7) reluctance to seek or accept psychological support; and (8) the gendered nature of care.
conclusionRural cancer carers' roles can be made easier by improving health systems and coordination to ease the burden of travel, providing information about available support and what to expect throughout cancer treatment that is relevant to the rural context, and increasing access to quality health, community, and support services, including palliative care, in rural areas. More training on the specific needs of rural patients and their carers is needed for urban health care professionals. Peer support groups may have particular value for cancer carers in rural settings, where there are known to be multiple barriers to accessing professional sources of psychosocial support.
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