title: Health care needs of Jordanian caregivers of patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy on an outpatient basis.
abstract: This descriptive exploratory study was conducted to describe the health care needs and identify unmet needs of the caregivers of cancer patients in Jordan. A total of 82 caregivers accompanying patients to an outpatient chemotherapy clinic completed the 90-item caregiver need scale. Caregivers reported 75.6% of scale items as needs and rated these as "very important" needs on all 6 areas of the caregivers' need scale: personal care, activity management, involvement with health care, work, interpersonal interaction and finance. Unmet needs of caregivers were a higher proportion of identified needs (76.4%) than in similar studies elsewhere. The education and support needs of caregivers need to be considered when designing care plans for cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Adult Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordon. alkhalil@just.edu.jo
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Al-Jauissy
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents