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Physical and socioeconomic burden of caregiving on family caregivers of children with cancer at a tertiary Hospital in Ghana.
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- Challenges and Social Implications of Informal Caregiving for People with Alzheimer's: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Towards good health and wellbeing: understanding health conditions and healthcare needs among informal caregivers of older adults in Ghana.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Patterns and temporal trends in childhood cancer incidence in northern Ghana: evidence from medical records, 2016 to 2023.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- A qualitative study on the experiences of family caregivers of children with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD).BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2024Article
- Health and economic impact of caregiving on informal caregivers of people with chronic diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Experiences of caregivers of children with cancer in Malawi: A qualitative study.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Exploring the burden on family caregivers in providing care for their mentally ill relatives in the Upper East Region of Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Impact of childhood and adolescence cancer on family caregivers: a qualitative analysis of strains, resources and coping behaviours.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- A burden shared: the financial, psychological, and health-related consequences borne by family members and caregivers of people with cancer in India.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Physical and socioeconomic burden of caregiving on family caregivers of children with cancer at a tertiary Hospital in Ghana.Nursing open · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood cancer is proportionately higher in Africa and these result in increased demands on caregivers. The inability of affected children to take care of themselves; coupled with prescribed medical interventions presents physical and social burdens on family caregivers. AIMS AND
methodsThis study used a qualitative exploratory design to explore the physical and socioeconomic challenges for family caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer and receiving care at one of the biggest tertiary hospitals in Ghana. A total of thirteen family caregivers of children with cancer were interviewed.
findingsTwo major themes were identified: Burden of care on Physical Health and Socioeconomic burdens of caregiving on the family caregiver. It was reported that family caregivers encounter physical challenges such as Aches and Pains when performing caregiving activities, Loss of Appetite, Fatigue, Compromised Functional State and Sleep Disruption. The second theme, Socioeconomic burdens of caregiving on family caregivers account for the consequences of caregiving on social lives, family relationships, finance and employment. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The study recommends that measures that provided relief for the caregivers such as teaching them to adopt local measures of pain relief such as massage should be encouraged. Policies should adopt measures that encourage caregivers to have some days of rest whiles providing care to their children with cancer. Also, health insurance packages that provide relief for the cost of accessing healthcare, should be extended to children with cancers to support their caregivers.
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