Oncology Nurses' Knowledge, Confidence, and Practice in Addressing Caregiver Strain and Burden

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7809033 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1538-0688 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0190535X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Oncol Nurs Forum Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Pittsburgh, PA : Oncology Nursing Society
      Original Publication: New York, Oncology Nursing Society.
    • Subject Terms:
      Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*; Caregivers/*psychology ; Neoplasms/*nursing ; Neoplasms/*psychology ; Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology ; Oncology Nursing/*standards ; Quality of Life/*psychology; Adult ; Aged ; Evidence-Based Nursing/methods ; Family Nursing/methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Social Support ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Objectives: To describe nurses' practices, confidence, and knowledge of evidence-based interventions for cancer caregiver strain and burden and to identify factors that contribute to these aspects. 
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      Sample & Setting: 2,055 Oncology Nursing Society members completed an emailed survey.
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      Methods & Variables: Pooled analysis of survey results. Variables included the baseline nursing assessment, intervention, confidence, knowledge, strategies used, and barriers encountered. 
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      Results: Nurses tend to overestimate the strength of evidence for interventions not shown to be effective and have moderate confidence in assessing and intervening with caregivers. Having been an informal caregiver and having received care from an informal caregiver were associated with higher reported practice and confidence. Major strategies used were referral to social workers and others. Barriers reported were financial, caregiver emotional responses, and distance. 
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      Implications for Nursing: An opportunity exists to increase nurses' knowledge and confidence in assessment and intervention with caregivers. Greater use of technology may help nurses overcome some barriers to working with caregivers. Findings can be used to plan continuing education, develop clinical processes, and identify resources nurses need to address strain and burden among informal caregivers.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: barriers; caregiver strain and burden; caregiving; confidence
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20180222 Date Completed: 20190617 Latest Revision: 20190617
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      10.1188/18.ONF.187-196
    • Accession Number:
      29466346