Quality of life of family caregivers and challenges faced in caring for patients with lung cancer.
Quality of life of family caregivers and challenges faced in caring for patients with lung cancer.
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DOI：
10.1188/12.cjon.e210-e220
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发表时间：
2012-12-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Ferrell, Betty
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作者：
Fujinami, Rebecca;Otis-Green, Shirley;Ferrell, Betty
肺癌患者的家庭照顾者(FCGS)面临着影响其生活质量和福祉的多重挑战。无论是身体上、情感上、社交上还是精神上的挑战，一个领域的痛苦可能会使其他领域的挑战更加复杂。为了保持FCGS的功能和健康，因为它们为病人的健康和福祉提供了宝贵的护理，必须注意FCGS对支持和教育的需求。本文的目的是使用从国家癌症研究所资助的项目中挑选的案例研究来描述肺癌患者的FCGS所经历的多方面的挑战。这些案例讨论了照顾者角色如何影响FCG的生活质量，以及一个或多个生活质量领域的压力源如何加剧应对角色需求的困难。讨论了肿瘤科护士通过肺癌疾病轨迹评估FCGS对支持、教育和自我护理的需求的重要性，同时提出了可获得的社区资源来满足这些需求。
Family caregivers (FCGs) of patients with lung cancer face multiple challenges that affect their quality of life and well-being. Whether challenged physically, emotionally, socially, or spiritually, distress in one area may compound challenges in other areas. To maintain function and health of FCGs as they provide valuable care for the health and well-being of the patient, attention must be given to the needs of FCGs for support and education. The purpose of this article is to describe the multifaceted challenges that FCGs of patients with lung cancer experience using case studies selected from a National Cancer Institute-funded program project. The cases are discussed in terms of how the FCG's quality of life is impacted by the caregiver role, as well as how stressors in one or more domains of quality of life compound difficulties in coping with the demands of the role. The importance of the oncology nurse's assessment of FCGs' needs for support, education, and self-care through the lung cancer illness trajectory is discussed while presenting accessible community resources to meet those needs.