The effect of internet-administered support (carer eSupport) on preparedness for caregiving in informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer compared with support as usual: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

The effect of internet-administered support (carer eSupport) on preparedness for caregiving in informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer compared with support as usual: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Informal caregivers (ICs) of patients with cancer provide essential and mainly uncompensated care. A self-perceived preparedness to care for the patient is associated with a lower caregiver burden, described as the extent to which caregiving is perceived as having adverse effects...

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Main Authors: Birgitta Johansson, Åsa Cajander, Awais Ahmad, Emma Ohlsson-Nevo, Per Fransson, Brith Granström, Louise von Essen, Ulrica Langegård, Mona Pettersson, Anna Henriksson, Ylva Tiblom Ehrsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Head and neck cancer
Informal caregivers
Internet-administered support
Preparedness for caregiving
Caregiver burden
Quality of life.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12273-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12273-y

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