{"id":9287,"date":"2016-06-16T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T04:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&#038;p=9287"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:17:53","slug":"cancer-caregiving-in-the-u-s-an-intense-episodic-and-challenging-care-experience","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/cancer-caregiving-in-the-u-s-an-intense-episodic-and-challenging-care-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer Caregiving In The U.S.: An Intense, Episodic, and Challenging Care Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CancerCaregivingReport_FINAL_June-17-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">research report<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (34 pages) provides a statistical analysis of how the caregivers of cancer patients in the U.S. experience their situation. After comparing the experiences of cancer caregivers and non-cancer caregivers, the report identifies intervention programs and public policies tailored to oncology settings that are liable to improve quality of life for both the caregivers and those they support.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The analyses are drawn from the nationally representative study, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Caregiving in the U.S. 2015<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving and the AARP Public Policy Institute. From a sample of 1,164 survey respondents (all of whom were caregivers aged 18 and up), 111 provided care to a person with cancer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.caregiving.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CancerCaregivingReport_FINAL_June-17-2016.pdf&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read the report &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Like to know more?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW156688201 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156688201 BCX0\">Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/pri\/topics\/ltss\/family-caregiving\/caregiving-in-the-united-states-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Caregiving in the United States, 2015<\/strong><\/a> webpage for more details on the statistical survey and its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156688201 BCX0\">methodology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156688201 BCX0\">. 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