Lazarus Eilean R, Al-Salmi Nasser, Muliira Joshua K
Department of Adult Health & Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Seeb, Oman.
Support Care Cancer. 2025 Jun 21;33(7):606. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09680-7.
The increasing cancer incidence in countries found in the Middle East is associated with challenges that impact the family members (family caregivers) caring for the affected patients. In countries such as Oman, with recently established cancer care systems, there are no programs or studies to address the needs of family caregivers (FCs).
To investigate the unmet needs and their relationship with the emotional well-being of FCs of adult patients with cancer in Oman.
A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to collect data from 198 FCs and patients with cancer in Oman. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire comprised of the Needs Assessment Family Caregiver-Cancer scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Spiritual Well-being scale.
The highest level of unfulfilled needs was in aspects such as medical care, patient symptoms, emotional distress, and caregiver self-care. The FCs who were female, young, unemployed, and caring for patients with high pain levels reported more unmet needs. Most FCs reported moderate religious and existential well-being and moderate anxiety and depression symptoms. A high level of unfulfilled needs was associated with decreasing spiritual well-being (p ≤ 0.05), but not with anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Family caregivers of patients with cancer in Oman experience unmet needs that could affect the health outcomes of the dyad. Cancer care services in Oman should consider integrating holistic and supportive care services for both the patients and their FCs to address the unmet needs and enhance health outcomes.
中东地区各国癌症发病率不断上升，这给照顾癌症患者的家庭成员（家庭护理人员）带来了诸多挑战。在阿曼等国家，癌症护理系统刚刚建立，尚无针对家庭护理人员需求的项目或研究。
调查阿曼成年癌症患者家庭护理人员未满足的需求及其与情绪健康的关系。
采用描述性横断面设计，从阿曼的198名家庭护理人员和癌症患者中收集数据。使用一份自填式问卷收集数据，该问卷包括家庭护理人员-癌症需求评估量表、医院焦虑抑郁量表和精神健康量表。
未满足需求程度最高的方面包括医疗护理、患者症状、情绪困扰和护理人员自我护理。女性、年轻、失业且照顾疼痛程度高的患者的家庭护理人员报告的未满足需求更多。大多数家庭护理人员报告宗教和生存幸福感中等，焦虑和抑郁症状中等。未满足需求程度高与精神健康下降相关（p≤0.05），但与焦虑和抑郁症状无关。
阿曼癌症患者的家庭护理人员存在未满足的需求，这可能会影响这一双重关系的健康结果。阿曼的癌症护理服务应考虑为患者及其家庭护理人员整合全面的支持性护理服务，以满足未满足的需求并改善健康结果。
