TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions and Experiences of Informal Caregivers of Breast Cancer Patients in South India
T2 - A Qualitative Study
AU - Parsekar, Shradha S.
AU - Meijering, Louise
AU - Bailey, Ajay
AU - Nair, Suma
N1 - Funding Information:
Authors would like to acknowledge Kasturba Medical College, Manipal for the internal support and the transdisciplinary Centre for Qualitative Methods, MAHE, Manipal for providing partial support towards translation of interview transcripts and training the first author in qualitative research. The first author is grateful for the Erasmus+ International Credit mobility grant that enabled her visit to University of Groningen, the Netherlands wherein the initial analysis of the study was undertaken. We also recognise Ms Neelavathi, Ms Shashiprabha, Ms. Sushma D’Souza and Dr Divya Sussana Patil for their support and the study participants for their valuable time and insightful inputs.
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PY - 2023/5/1
Y1 - 2023/5/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to explore the prevailing perceptions and experiences of caregiving burden among informal caregivers of women living with breast cancer in South India. METHODS: In-depth interviews were conducted among breast cancer care-receivers (n=35) and their informal caregivers (n=39) and a thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Informal caregiver in the context of this study was defined as one who takes up the responsibility of an informal caregiving role, and were either self-identified or acknowledged by the care-receivers. RESULTS: Four main inductive themes in the domains of: emotional culpability, financial and workplace liability, psychosocial affliction, physical strain and health system demand were identified, that were associated with caregiver burden. CONCLUSION: Informal caregivers form an integral part of the cancer care continuum in India. It is recommended to factor in the identified themes while developing a caregiver needs assessment model in the context of caring for breast cancer patients in the Indian setting.
AB - BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to explore the prevailing perceptions and experiences of caregiving burden among informal caregivers of women living with breast cancer in South India. METHODS: In-depth interviews were conducted among breast cancer care-receivers (n=35) and their informal caregivers (n=39) and a thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Informal caregiver in the context of this study was defined as one who takes up the responsibility of an informal caregiving role, and were either self-identified or acknowledged by the care-receivers. RESULTS: Four main inductive themes in the domains of: emotional culpability, financial and workplace liability, psychosocial affliction, physical strain and health system demand were identified, that were associated with caregiver burden. CONCLUSION: Informal caregivers form an integral part of the cancer care continuum in India. It is recommended to factor in the identified themes while developing a caregiver needs assessment model in the context of caring for breast cancer patients in the Indian setting.
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U2 - 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.5.1651
DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.5.1651
M3 - Article
C2 - 37247285
AN - SCOPUS:85160503918
SN - 1513-7368
VL - 24
SP - 1651
EP - 1658
JO - Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
JF - Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
IS - 5
ER -
