Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - The experience of being an informal "carer" for a person with cancer
T2 - a metasynthesis of qualitative studies
AU - Seal, Karen
AU - Murray, Craig
AU - Seddon, Lesley
PY - 2015/6
Y1 - 2015/6
N2 - Objective: Increasingly, family or friends are providing care to those with cancer. However, the majority of those assuming the caring role have no prior knowledge related to the provision of care. The present study aimed to explore the experiences of informal carers with respect to their role, thus determining ways that services may support transition to this role.Method: In order to obtain an in-depth view of such experience, a qualitative meta-synthesis was employed to review the findings of 17 studies.Results: Out of this synthesis, three main concepts were developed: (1) identity and adopting the caring role, (2) the perception of care tasks, and (3) relationship dynamic changes as a result of caring.Significance of Results: The implications for professional practice are discussed.
AB - Objective: Increasingly, family or friends are providing care to those with cancer. However, the majority of those assuming the caring role have no prior knowledge related to the provision of care. The present study aimed to explore the experiences of informal carers with respect to their role, thus determining ways that services may support transition to this role.Method: In order to obtain an in-depth view of such experience, a qualitative meta-synthesis was employed to review the findings of 17 studies.Results: Out of this synthesis, three main concepts were developed: (1) identity and adopting the caring role, (2) the perception of care tasks, and (3) relationship dynamic changes as a result of caring.Significance of Results: The implications for professional practice are discussed.
KW - Cancer
KW - Carer
KW - Coping
KW - Adjustment
KW - Qualitative
KW - Synthesis
U2 - 10.1017/S1478951513001132
DO - 10.1017/S1478951513001132
M3 - Journal article
VL - 13
SP - 493
EP - 504
JO - Palliative and Supportive Care
JF - Palliative and Supportive Care
SN - 1478-9523
IS - 3
ER -