ReviewCancers2022
Balancing Work and Cancer Care: Challenges Faced by Employed Informal Caregivers.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- From "passive burden-bearing" to "active benefit-gaining": exploring the psychological growth paths of female caregivers of advanced lung cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Improving Cancer Communication: Coping-Related Communication Needs and Preferences Among Spanish-Speaking Patients and Caregivers.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Health- and Work-Related Outcomes in Partners of Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Social decision-making of Japanese male spouses following their wives' breast cancer diagnosis: A quantitative content analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- The experience of employees using telework as an accommodation for health-related reasons: the importance to focus on the employee-manager relationship.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety and sleep quality in informal family caregivers of cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Precision Medicine for Cancer and Health Equity in Latin America: Generating Understanding for Policy and Health System Shaping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Caregiver burden in family caregivers of individuals with cancer in Iran: an analytical cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Caregiver burden of cancer patients undergoing palliative PTBD: an investigation of patient and caregiver factors.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- "What Do You Get? Nothing": A Qualitative Analysis of the Financial Impact of Family Caregiving for a Dying Relative at Home in Germany.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Addressing the Psychological Needs of Cancer Survivors and their Caregivers: During Treatment and Beyond.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Review
- Impact of Care-Recipient Health Conditions on Employed Caregiver Well-Being: Measure Development and Validation.Journal of aging and health · 2025Article
- Caregivers influence preferred place of death for patients with an advanced cancer.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Adaptation, Feasibility, and Acceptability of a Health Insurance Literacy Intervention for Caregivers of Pediatric Cancer Patients (CHAT-C).Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Benefit finding among family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer in a palliative treatment: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Caregiver Employees' Mental Well-Being in Hong Kong.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A dyadic analysis of financial toxicity and health-related quality of life among bone marrow transplant patients and their caregivers.Psycho-oncology · 2024Article
- Identifying and addressing the needs of caregivers of patients with cancer: evidence on interventions and the role of patient advocacy groups.Future oncology (London, England) · 2024Review
- Cancer Patients with Chronic Pain and Their Caregivers during COVID-19: A Descriptive Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Individuals with cancer commonly rely on their informal caregivers (e.g., spouse/partner, family member, close friend) to help them manage the demands of the disease and its treatment. Caregiving, including helping with patient care, performing household chores, and providing emotional and practical support, can be particularly demanding for employed caregivers, who must juggle their work responsibilities while providing care. Although a burgeoning literature describes the toll that balancing these oft-competing demands can exact, few resources exist to support employed cancer caregivers. To address this gap, we conducted a narrative review of the impacts of cancer on employed caregivers. We found that employed caregivers experience significant financial impacts in terms of lost time and income. They also experience a variety of work-related (e.g., reduced productivity, absenteeism) and mental health (e.g., stress, burden) impacts. Going forward, prospective studies are needed to characterize changes in caregiver support needs and preferences at different time points along the cancer care continuum (e.g., at diagnosis, during treatment, end-of-life) so that appropriate workplace accommodations can be provided. More population-based studies are also needed to develop models for identifying caregivers who are at increased risk for poor employment or mental health outcomes so that more targeted support programs can be developed. Ultimately, a multipronged effort on behalf of employers, healthcare, and community-based organizations may be needed to support and empower this vulnerable subgroup.
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