Cancer: a family at risk

Woźniak, Katarzyna; Iżycki, Dariusz

doi:10.5114/pm.2014.45002

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“…Availability or access to a hardship fund could perhaps alleviate some of the financial pressure for caregivers. A finding that also concurred with that of Woźniak & Iżycki [35] who reported that home palliative caregivers develop economic difficulty because of their caregiving responsibility.…”

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“…A finding that relates to caregivers lack of preparedness and feelings of fear, anxiety, stress, inadequacy and uncertainty about their ability of providing home care. [20,[35][36][37][38][39] Furthermore, the literature affirmed that there was no discussion about what to expect in palliative home care and carers felt health professionals were hesitant to discuss difficult issues like managing palliative care at home and end of life care. [40] Thus, they learned caregiving skills by trial and error.…”

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The experiences of caregivers providing home care for terminally ill family members at the end of life: A phenomenological study in Bahrain

Saleh¹,

O’Neill²

2018

CNS

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Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the lived experience of caregivers providing home care for terminally ill family members, with the objectives of describing their experiences of caring for relatives who are terminally ill with cancer and the needs of home caregiving in Bahrain. Methods: The study adopted a Heideggerian, hermeneutic phenomenological design, with a purposive sample of eight family caregivers. Data was generated through one to one, in-depth interviews and analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Results: Three main themes emerged from the data: (1) the burden of care, (2) comforts, and (3) coping. The findings showed that the lived experience of home caregiving includes physical, emotional and financial burdens, combined with a lack of professional support. The collective experience was infused with intense emotions because of a lack of structured support, resulting in negative emotions that frequently affected the caregivers' well-being and their ability to care for the ill person. Nevertheless, caregivers tried to maintain care and comforts for their terminally ill relative in the home. They adopted the home environment, arranged resources to ease caring and provided psychological care. Caregivers utilized three coping mechanisms, faith, personal strategies and distribution of the care responsibilities among family members. Conclusions: Caregivers were not prepared for the commitment and burdens of home care when a family member is terminally ill. A recommendation from the study findings is that training be offered on nursing care before patients discharge. In addition, a reactivation of the palliative care clinic hotline service would support family caregivers. A further recommendation is that home nursing care and hospice services be established to improve homecare services for family caregivers in Bahrain.

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The experiences of caregivers providing home care for terminally ill family members at the end of life: A phenomenological study in Bahrain

Saleh¹,

O’Neill²

2018

CNS

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“…Target compounds (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14) were obtained in a three step reaction procedure (Scheme 1). First step involves the synthesis of 1-(2-chlorobenzyl)-3-phenylthiourea (3) by the reaction of 2-chlorobenzylamine (1) and phenyl isothiocyanate (2) in toluene at room temperature. In the second step, anhydrous sodium acetate assisted cyclization of (3) in absolute ethanol and chloroacetic acid yielded 3-(2chlorobenzyl)-2-(phenylimino)-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one (4).…”

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Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Docking, and Anticancer Evaluation of 4‐Thiazolidinone Analogues

Mushtaque¹,

Avecilla

Hafeez

et al. 2019

Journal of Heterocyclic Chem

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Scaffolds containing one or more heteroatoms are ubiquitous in nature and are responsible for almost every biological processes in flora and fauna. The fact that heterocyclic cores have high propensity for biological targets, several nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur‐containing heterocyclic compounds have been reported in the last few decades. One such intriguing class is 4‐thiazolidinone that exhibit diverse range of pharmacological activities. In the present study, we report synthesis, characterization, molecular docking, and anticancer evaluation of 10 new 4‐thiazolidinone analogues (5–14). One of the compounds (11) was structurally characterized using single crystal X structure. Anticancer evaluation against hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2) revealed that compound (7) was the most potent (IC50 = 75 μM) while other showed moderate to low activity (85–530 μM). To underpin the druggability and possible modes of action, drug‐likeness was determined and docking studies were carried out against β‐carbonic anhydrase receptor (PDB ID: 3IA). Attempts have also been made to establish a structure–activity relationship of the reported compounds.

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“…There is less known about how the rest of the family supports the member with cancer. Woźniak and Iżycki (2014) concluded that other family members' perspective has not been given enough attention in this context. Furthermore, Coyne, Dieperink, Østergaard and Creedy (2017) have argued that little attention has been given to the resources the family offers to their kin with cancer, particularly whether the support is influenced by differences in settings or cultures.…”

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Cancer Patients’ Views on the Family Changes and the Family Social Support

Vrontaras

2018

J Eur Psychol Students

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Cancer is increasingly characterised in the literature as a disease that has a significant impact not only on the patient but also on their families (Hughes, Closs, & Clark, 2009; Pitceathly & Maguire, 2003). When a family member is facing cancer, the family system is confronted with a new situation, requiring them to adapt (Kotkamp-Mothes, Slawinsky, Hindermann, & Strauss, 2005). Since cancer survivorship is increasing (DeSantis et al., 2014), a growing number of families will have to learn to cope with cancer. Thus, the long-term changes that cancer brings both on the individual and the family are of increasing importance as they affect more people. Changes in the Family There are a number of changes that occur in a family when a member is diagnosed with cancer. The meta-analysis of Zabalegui, Sanchez, Sanchez, and Juando (2005) showed that the diagnosis and treatment of cancer results in changes in the patient's course of life, daily activities, work, relationships, and family roles. Additionally, there is evidence that the condition of patients during cancer treatment affects many areas of everyday life, such as their family life and the way they communicate (Moradian, Aledavood, & Tabatabaee, 2012). Some of these changes could be considered positive and adaptive while others negative and maladaptive. As a result of traumatic events (e.g. accidents, life-changing diagnosis), people often experience posttraumatic growth. That means they experience improvements in the following five areas: new possibilities, personal strength, spiritual change, appreciation of life, and relating to others (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996). The latter refers to the improvement of existing relationships. Patients with advanced colorectal cancer and their caregivers reported experiencing positive changes, such as closer relationships and more empathy for others, clearer life priorities, a greater appreciation of life and increased faith (Mosher et al., 2017). Other studies report improved communication between family members (Kotkamp-Mothes et al., 2005) and an increased involvement of the individual with cancer in family matters (Chung & Hwang, 2012). Additionally, the disruption of past dysfunctional daily routines and family roles has been reported (Buchbinder, Longhofer, & McCue, 2009). This possibly explains the increased involvement of the member with cancer in family matters, as more functioning family roles would benefit the involvement of all members. Tedeschi and Calhoun (1996) have suggested that cancer could be an experience of post-traumatic growth. At the same time, the negative changes in the family should not be minimised. Individuals with cancer have reported that their family is affected as much as they are (Lee & Bell, 2011). A cancer diagnosis can have a negative impact on the rhythm of everyday life, future plans of the family (Woźniak & Iżycki, 2014) and on the change in family roles (Given, Given, & Kozachik, 2001). According to a qualitative meta-analysis (Boehmer & Clark, 2001), both the individual with cancer an...

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Cancer: a family at risk

Cited by 69 publications

References 53 publications

The experiences of caregivers providing home care for terminally ill family members at the end of life: A phenomenological study in Bahrain

The experiences of caregivers providing home care for terminally ill family members at the end of life: A phenomenological study in Bahrain

Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Docking, and Anticancer Evaluation of 4‐Thiazolidinone Analogues

Cancer Patients’ Views on the Family Changes and the Family Social Support

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