Web-based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients: A review of literatures
Diagnosed with cancer is a traumatic event; it does not only affect the diagnosed patients, but also their caregivers. It brings along negative impacts on biopsychosocial health to the caregivers. Supportive interventions are essential for the caregivers to go through the cancer trajectory. In the p...
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| description | Diagnosed with cancer is a traumatic event; it does not only affect the diagnosed patients, but also their caregivers. It brings along negative impacts on biopsychosocial health to the caregivers. Supportive interventions are essential for the caregivers to go through the cancer trajectory. In the past, interventions were being delivered in either face-to-face format or delivering written documents. Although Internet becomes a popular platform for delivering interventions given its substantial growth in usage, the effectiveness of this mode of intervention delivery is unclear. The aim of this review is to review existing literatures regarding efficacy of web-based interventions in psychological outcomes of cancer caregivers. A Literature search was performed in December 2012 from seven databases, including, Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINHAL, ERIC, British Nursing Index and EBM Reviews. The following keywords were used in the search but were not limited to "paediatric", "parent", "caregiver", "cancer", "web-based", and "psycho education". Totally 4668 citations were identified, after excluding the duplicated and irrelevant citations; finally six studies were included in this review. A review of the literatures identified that the web-based interventions including either online support group only or a combination of informational website and online support group significantly improved coping skills, in a way reduced anxiety, stress, depression, burden, as well as negative mood and perceived bonding in cancer caregivers. It is concluded that a web-based format as a potential platform for delivering intervention to the caregivers of cancer patients for its unique advantage of easy accessibility, and no geographic or time barriers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2cb219e935b4eae89deb828602b98562023-09-03T01:49:41ZengElsevierAsia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing2347-56252014-01-0111915Web-based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients: A review of literaturesWinnie PY TangCarmen WH ChanWinnie KW SoDoris YP LeungDiagnosed with cancer is a traumatic event; it does not only affect the diagnosed patients, but also their caregivers. It brings along negative impacts on biopsychosocial health to the caregivers. Supportive interventions are essential for the caregivers to go through the cancer trajectory. In the past, interventions were being delivered in either face-to-face format or delivering written documents. Although Internet becomes a popular platform for delivering interventions given its substantial growth in usage, the effectiveness of this mode of intervention delivery is unclear. The aim of this review is to review existing literatures regarding efficacy of web-based interventions in psychological outcomes of cancer caregivers. A Literature search was performed in December 2012 from seven databases, including, Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINHAL, ERIC, British Nursing Index and EBM Reviews. The following keywords were used in the search but were not limited to "paediatric", "parent", "caregiver", "cancer", "web-based", and "psycho education". Totally 4668 citations were identified, after excluding the duplicated and irrelevant citations; finally six studies were included in this review. A review of the literatures identified that the web-based interventions including either online support group only or a combination of informational website and online support group significantly improved coping skills, in a way reduced anxiety, stress, depression, burden, as well as negative mood and perceived bonding in cancer caregivers. It is concluded that a web-based format as a potential platform for delivering intervention to the caregivers of cancer patients for its unique advantage of easy accessibility, and no geographic or time barriers.http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2014;volume=1;issue=1;spage=9;epage=15;aulast=TangCancer caregiversoncologyweb-based intervention |
| spellingShingle | Winnie PY Tang Carmen WH Chan Winnie KW So Doris YP Leung Web-based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients: A review of literatures Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing Cancer caregivers oncology web-based intervention |
| title | Web-based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients: A review of literatures |
| title_full | Web-based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients: A review of literatures |
| title_fullStr | Web-based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients: A review of literatures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Web-based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients: A review of literatures |
| title_short | Web-based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients: A review of literatures |
| title_sort | web based interventions for caregivers of cancer patients a review of literatures |
| topic | Cancer caregivers oncology web-based intervention |
| url | http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2014;volume=1;issue=1;spage=9;epage=15;aulast=Tang |
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