Satapathy, Sujata

Background: The impact of pediatric oncology is psychosocially and physically profound. Children and their families have problems coping with the stresses of treatment, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. However, qualitative research incorporating the phenomenological experiences of children and their caregivers and professionals dealing with such cases in explaining the fabrics of trauma they handle especially in Indian socio-cultural set up is needed.

Aim: Informal caregivers of cancer patients have extensive burdens. They are susceptible for deterioration of their quality of life (QOL). We aimed to assess caregiver burden and QOL of family caregivers of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy admitted in the ward/intensive care unit/high-dependency unit. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study including 178 caregivers was carried out in a tertiary care hospital.