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Large proportions of caregivers experienced substantial caregiving workload, e.g., provision of psychological support (74%), as well as a range of negative consequences, most commonly stress (59%).
Our findings confirm that cancer caregiving is burdensome: large proportions of cancer caregivers experienced substantial caregiving workload, such as provision of practical help and emotional support and help with transport.
The caregiver status was only associated with two outcomes: primary caregivers experienced the highest caregiving workload, and non-primary caregivers had most problems with getting time off from work.
Primary caregivers experienced the highest caregiving workload, and non-primary caregivers experienced most problems with getting time off from work.
Regarding caregiver status, one finding in this study was that primary caregivers – as hypothesized – experienced higher caregiving workload than non-primary caregivers.
A large proportion of caregivers experienced a considerable caregiving workload related to practical help, psychological support, and transport.
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Caregivers have also identified benefits to caregiving.
16 In caregiving, role implementation is therefore defined by caregiving activities (caregiving demand), mutuality between caregivers and care receivers, and preparedness for caregiving.
How can contemplative caregiving help?
But caregiving itself may provide real benefits.
A nurse noted that he showed "no reaction to caregiving".
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