The other untold burden of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: Anxiety and depressive symptoms among family caregivers of adult cancer patients

Background: Cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is increasing and family caregivers (FCGs) play a critical role in ensuring good patient outcomes. FCGs face enormous caregiving and social demands, and this leads to psychological and mental health problems, for which they receive no support...

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Main Authors: Joshua Kanaabi Muliira, Irene Betty Kizza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139118301525