[Caregivers of elderly with advanced cancer: vulnerable actors].

Autor: Floriani CA; Fundação Educacional Serra dos Orgãos, Faculdade de Medicina, Teresópolis, Brazil. ciroafloriani@terra.com.br, Schramm FR
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Cadernos de saude publica [Cad Saude Publica] 2006 Mar; Vol. 22 (3), pp. 527-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Mar 27.
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2006000300007
Abstrakt: Cancer presents high prevalence and mortality rates among elderly Brazilians, and family members provide meaningful care, especially during terminal illness. A literature review focused on the impact for families and the physical, psychological, social, and economic burden for family caregivers of seniors with advanced cancer, as well as related interventions. More studies are needed on family caregivers of elderly with advanced cancer in Brazil in order to develop programs to protect these important social actors.
Databáze: MEDLINE