Experimental Unit of Psycho-Oncology, Department of Critical Area and Surgery, National Cancer Research Center Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy.
Cancer. 2013 Jun 1;119 Suppl 11(0 11):2160-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28057.
According to the recent worldwide estimation by the GLOBOCAN project, in total, 12.7 million new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths occurred in 2008. The worldwide number of cancer survivors within 5 years of diagnosis has been estimated at be almost 28.8 million. Informal caregivers, such as family members and close friends, provide essential support to cancer patients. The authors of this report provide an overview of issues in the study of informal caregivers for cancer patients and long-term survivors in the United States and Europe, characterizing the caregivers commonly studied; the resources currently available to them; and their unmet needs, their psychosocial outcomes, and the psychosocial interventions tailored to their special circumstances. A broad overview of the state of research and knowledge, both in Europe and the United States, and observations on the directions for future research are provided.
根据全球癌症观察站（GLOBOCAN）项目最近的全球估计，2008 年共有 1270 万例新癌症病例和 760 万例癌症死亡。在诊断后 5 年内，全球癌症幸存者的数量估计约为 2880 万。非专业照护者，如家庭成员和亲密朋友，为癌症患者提供重要支持。本报告的作者概述了美国和欧洲癌症患者和长期幸存者的非专业照护者研究中的问题，描述了常见的照护者；他们目前可获得的资源；以及他们未满足的需求、他们的心理社会结局，以及针对其特殊情况量身定制的心理社会干预措施。提供了对欧洲和美国研究状况和知识的广泛概述，并就未来研究的方向提出了意见。
