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    Information needs of the informal carers of women treated for breast cancer

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    Authors
    Beaver, Kinta
    Witham, Gary
    Affiliation
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Coupland Street, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. kinta.beaver@manchester.ac.uk
    Issue Date
    2007-02
    
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    Although the vital role of informal carers has been acknowledged in government policy documents in the UK, the information needs of informal carers are not well documented. There is also uncertainty about where carers get their information from and whether they are satisfied with the information they receive. This study aimed to examine the information needs and sources of information for informal carers in the acute cancer setting; the informal carers of a sample of women treated for breast cancer. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 50 informal carers. Measures of information needs and sources were administered in addition to an in-depth exploration of information needs. The priority information needs of carers related to cure, spread of disease and treatments, a similar profile to that found for women with breast cancer in previous work. The main source of information for carers was the person they were caring for, although written information was also valued. Health professionals need to ensure that patients are well informed so that patients can provide information for carers and also need to take advantage of any opportunities to directly assess the information needs of carers to enable them to be more effective in their caring role.
    Citation
    Information needs of the informal carers of women treated for breast cancer. 2007, 11 (1):16-25 Eur J Oncol Nurs
    Journal
    European Journal of Oncology Nursing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10541/70254
    DOI
    10.1016/j.ejon.2006.01.006
    PubMed ID
    16781890
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1462-3889
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1016/j.ejon.2006.01.006
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