Informational and emotional support for cancer patients' relatives

The purpose of this study was to find out what cancer patients’ relatives think about the actions of health care professionals in terms of providing informational and emotional support. The sample consisted of 168 relatives of patients from oncological wards all over Finland. The data were collected...

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Published inEuropean journal of cancer care Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 8 - 15
Main Authors Eriksson, E., Lauri, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.03.2000
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Adult
Attitude to Health
Availability
Cancer
cancer patient
Emotional support
Emotions
Family - psychology
Female
Finland
Humans
Information
informational support
Male
Middle Aged
Needs Assessment
Neoplasms - nursing
Neoplasms - psychology
Nursing
Nursing Evaluation Research
Patient Education as Topic - organization & administration
Patients
Quality of Health Care
Relatives
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Finland
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to find out what cancer patients’ relatives think about the actions of health care professionals in terms of providing informational and emotional support. The sample consisted of 168 relatives of patients from oncological wards all over Finland. The data were collected with a questionnaire specifically developed for this study. Non‐parametric tests were used for statistical analysis. The results clearly highlighted the importance of informing relatives about the patient’s illness. However, less than one‐third of the relatives said they received much information. Relatives’ need for emotional support was clearly at a lower level than their need for information. Even so, only very little support was provided in relation to relatives’ needs.
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ISSN:0961-5423
1365-2354
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2354.2000.00183.x