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Mashup Score: 3Caregiving for Cancer Patients | Support Services - 4 day(s) ago
Caregiving for cancer patients is challenging. Find free, professional support services and caregiving information.
Source: www.cancercare.orgCategories: General Medicine News, NursingTweet
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Mashup Score: 4Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy - 21 day(s) ago
The Patient as Caregiver project helps unpaid caregivers carry on in their roles, reducing the amount of hired care needed and helping people age at place in their homes.
Source: www.secondwavemedia.comCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
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Mashup Score: 1App Reduced Burden, Improved Mood for Cancer Hospice Caregivers - 3 month(s) ago
An app for caregivers of patients with cancer in hospice care significantly reduced some of the caregiver burden while improving their mood.
Source: www.curetoday.comCategories: General Medicine News, NursingTweet
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Mashup Score: 7Thriving While Aching – CreakyJoints - 3 month(s) ago
A podcast that inspires and teaches you how to live a fuller life while safely managing pain.
Source: creakyjoints.orgCategories: General Medicine News, RheumatologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 1App Reduced Burden, Improved Mood for Cancer Hospice Caregivers - 3 month(s) ago
An app for caregivers of patients with cancer in hospice care significantly reduced some of the caregiver burden while improving their mood.
Source: www.curetoday.comCategories: General Medicine News, NursingTweet
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Mashup Score: 6Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care - 6 month(s) ago
The United States has no coherent system for providing long-term care, leading many who are aging to struggle to stay independent or to rely on a patchwork of solutions.
Source: www.nytimes.comCategories: General Medicine News, CardiologistsTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Caring for Yourself When You're a Caregiver | Cook for Your Life - 6 month(s) ago
Here are few tips for caregivers to help them maintain their own health. Our resource pages may be able to help ease your burden.
Source: www.cookforyourlife.orgCategories: General Medicine News, Onc News and JournalsTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Coping with the Stress of Caregiving, Cancer - 6 month(s) ago
Stress is common among caregivers of people coping with cancer, who face so many competing demands.
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#Caregivers can experience stress due to the emotional & practical challenges of caregiving for a loved one with cancer. You can manage your stress by finding what helps you cope, maintaining your own health & getting support from others. Learn more here: https://t.co/8G7BBLsN0s https://t.co/oszHg2S0On
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Mashup Score: 0What Is Most Important to Family Caregivers When Helping Patients Make Treatment-Related Decisions: Findings from a National Survey - 7 month(s) ago
Prioritizing patient values—who/what matters most—is central to palliative care and critical to treatment decision making. Yet which factors are most important to family caregivers in these decisions remains understudied. Using data from a U.S. national survey of cancer caregivers (N = 1661), we examined differences in factors considered very important by caregivers when partnering with patients in cancer treatment decision making by cancer stage and caregiver sociodemographics. Fifteen factors were rated on a 4-point Likert-scale from ‘very unimportant’ to ‘very important.’ Descriptive statistics were used to characterize caregiver factors and tabulate proportions of importance for each. Generalized linear mixed effect modeling was used to examine the importance of factors by cancer stage, and chi-square analyses were performed to determine associations between caregiver sociodemographics and the five most commonly endorsed factors: quality of life (69%), physical well-being (68%), le
Source: www.mdpi.comCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Brain Tumor Patient & Caregiver Forum: Hosted by Malnati Brain Tumor Institute of the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital - 7 month(s) ago
The Malnati Brain Tumor Institute of the Lurie Cancer Center is pleased to offer a patient and caregiver forum. During this complimentary program for brain tumor patients and their families, our experts will discuss advances in brain tumor treatment, as well as skills and resources for managing unique challenges faced by patients and caregivers. This program includes opportunities to ask questions of our experts.
Source: www.cancer.northwestern.eduCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
@CancerCare can direct #caregivers to the resources they need. From finding a volunteer to walk your loved one’s dog, to finding a social worker to help you navigate paperwork, we are here to help. Find the support you need at https://t.co/6OZnuuZfcs. https://t.co/iy0GY6DeUR