What are motives of family members who take responsibility in palliative cancer care?

Sand, Lisa; Olsson, Mariann; Strang, Peter

doi:10.1080/13576270903537690

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“…233-234) and used in several studies (Milberg & Strang, 2004;Sand et al, 2010). The analytical process formed a continous back and forth movement.…”

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To Live Close to a Person With Cancer—Experiences of Family Caregivers

Stenberg

Ruland

Olsson

et al. 2012

Social Work in Health Care

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The purpose of this study was to obtain a deeper understanding of the experiences of Family Caregivers (FC) living close to a patient with cancer. This article reports on the findings from individual interviews with 15 FCs of patients with cancer. The interview transcripts were analyzed using qualitative hermeneutic analysis. This study revealed that living close to a cancer patient over the course of his or her illness affected many aspects of FCs lives in significant ways. Their experiences can be summarized with two major themes: (1) living in an ever changing life world and (2) balancing between conflicting interests and dilemmas. This study contributed to deeper insights into FC's experiences than previously reported in the literature.

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“…233-234) and used in several studies (Milberg & Strang, 2004;Sand et al, 2010). The analytical process formed a continous back and forth movement.…”

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“…FCs are often the primary source of social and emotional support for patients and take great responsibility for daily functioning in the family (Milberg & Strang, 2004;Sand, Olsson & Strang, 2010). With a trend toward shorter hospital stays, patients increasingly cope with long-term illness at home.…”

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To Live Close to a Person With Cancer—Experiences of Family Caregivers

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Ruland

Olsson

et al. 2012

Social Work in Health Care

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“…Consequently, the lack of love is causing the intuitive and natural part of life to get lost. Altruistically motivated caregivers are said to take responsibility and being supportive because they feel love, concern, and responsibility for the other person (Sand, Olsson, & Strang, 2010). However, the innocent altruism and desire to genuinely care for people in need are challenged by the attitudes of perhaps more cynical colleagues and governments requesting patient involvement without providing adequate resources.…”

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“…Family members supporting patients in palliative care reported about deepened relationships and increased awareness about life values (Sand et al, 2010). Acts of goodness and compassion may provide a sense of dignity, growth, and an inner feeling of joy or pleasure because one feels like a "better" human being (Arman & Rehnsfeldt, 2006).…”

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Love in Connectedness

Rykkje¹,

Eriksson

Råholm

2015

Sage Open

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Spirituality is important when caring for the whole human being. Earlier research found Love in connectedness to be a core category in spirituality. The study aim is to deepen our understanding of Love in connectedness, and contribute to the theoretical knowledge development of the concept of spirituality from a caring science perspective. The method was a review of 20 research articles concerning connectedness and love, which were interpreted through a Gadamerian-based hermeneutical approach. Emerging themes were three forms of connectedness, compassion, and the risk of losing love in caring for the patient. In addition, we reflected on love and ethics, based on the writings of Tillich. According to Tillich, love is a drive toward unity of the separated. This drive can be seen in both connectedness with others, in connectedness with something larger than oneself, and may indirectly apply to connectedness with oneself. We find that both connectedness and love are key concepts in caring for the patient.

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“…Hope has a positive impact on the coping ability and quality of life of palliative patients' and their family members' [25]. Keeping hope alive is expressed through the nurse's attitude to the whole situation that involves focusing on the present and making the most of the moments given [34,35]. The introduction of meaning based therapeutic approaches could strengthen the patient and caregivers' spiritual resources enabling them to overcome the fear of experiencing and expressing grief [31,36].…”

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Family caregivers’ perceptions of an Irish palliative day-care unit: A qualitative descriptive study

Reidy¹,

Me²,

Doody³

2018

Nurs Palliat Care

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Aim and objectives: To describe family caregiver's perceptions of a palliative day-care service.Background: An emphasis on homecare for patients with advanced disease has meant that family caregivers' have greater responsibilities. Caregivers' can become vulnerable, prone to exhaustion, fatigue, anxiety, sleeplessness, weight loss, burnout, social isolation and general deterioration in health. Palliative day-care can alleviate carer stress and burden by providing care and supporting carers. Little evidence exists of caregivers' perceptions of palliative day-care units.

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What are motives of family members who take responsibility in palliative cancer care?

Cited by 32 publications

References 42 publications

To Live Close to a Person With Cancer—Experiences of Family Caregivers

To Live Close to a Person With Cancer—Experiences of Family Caregivers

Love in Connectedness

Family caregivers’ perceptions of an Irish palliative day-care unit: A qualitative descriptive study

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