Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, South Korea.
College of Nursing, Kyungnam University, Changwon, 51767, South Korea.
Support Care Cancer. 2022 May;30(5):3691-3700. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06793-7. Epub 2022 Jan 7.
This review summarizes and synthesizes the available empirical literature on the experiences concerned with the problems and challenges faced by caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer.
An integrative review method was used, and a literature search was conducted using five databases. We searched the terms "pancreatic cancer," "caregiver," and "experience," and used the Boolean operators OR and AND to combine them. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools were used to assess the quality of the included studies.
Four qualitative studies, one mixed method, and three quantitative studies met the selection criteria and were included in the review. Informal family caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer experienced multifaceted roles, lack of information, difficulties in maintaining emotional well-being, and positive coping. The factors associated with their caring experience included the caregivers' demographics, patients' psychological status, and clinical characteristics.
Caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer have various experiences while providing care. Health care providers should offer opportunities for caregivers to recognize their feelings, provide sufficient information and psychological support, and foster coping strategies to maintain the physical and psychosocial well-being of caregivers.
本综述总结并综合了有关胰腺癌患者照顾者所面临的问题和挑战的现有经验文献。
采用综合回顾方法，使用五个数据库进行文献检索。我们检索了“胰腺癌”、“照顾者”和“体验”这三个术语，并使用布尔运算符 OR 和 AND 将它们结合起来。使用 Joanna Briggs 研究所的批判性评估工具来评估纳入研究的质量。
四项定性研究、一项混合方法研究和三项定量研究符合选择标准，并纳入了综述。胰腺癌患者的非正式家庭照顾者体验到多方面的角色、缺乏信息、维持情绪健康的困难和积极应对。与他们照顾体验相关的因素包括照顾者的人口统计学特征、患者的心理状态和临床特征。
胰腺癌患者的照顾者在提供护理时会有各种不同的体验。医疗保健提供者应为照顾者提供机会，让他们认识到自己的感受，提供充足的信息和心理支持，并培养应对策略，以维持照顾者的身心健康。
