Caregiving burden among informal caregivers of African American cancer survivors

ConclusionsCaregivers for African American cancer survivors provide many hours of care, yet most describe their CGB as low. Although ADL assistance is often available through the healthcare system, assistance with IADLs presents an opportunity to lessen the burden for these caregivers and their care recipients.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsAfrican American cancer survivors receive much care from informal family caregivers, who assist with multiple ADLs and IADLs. Formal IADL assistance programs, similar to those available for ADLs, would benefit both survivors and caregivers.
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research