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Koo, Ah Choo and Tenku Shariman, Tenku Putri Norishah and Ang, Kok Yew and Teoh, Sian Hoon and Chin, Weng Ping (2020) Cancer Caregivers’ Needs for Their Well-Being in the Information Era. In: GLOBAL HEALTH 2020 : The Ninth International Conference on Global Health Challenges, 25 Oct. 2020, Nice, France.

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Abstract

Caregivers face numerous challenges when dealing with chronic diseases such as cancer. Ageing populations and environmental factors account for increasing numbers of people suffering a variety of cancers, and inevitably the increase in caregivers. Caregivers may be the influencers for cancer treatment decisions by patients, hence their needs as caregivers warrant study. This paper focuses on identifying factors of cancer caregivers’ needs in the context of an information and communication technology oriented society. A total of 84 caregivers were recruited for the study from two cancer clinics in a hospital, located in Kuala Lumpur. Quantitative research using a survey instrument was conducted. Factor Analysis was used to identify the need factors, that are communication, personal well-being, basic healthcare, information access, coping with change, and learning needs. This study identified the need for improving communication between cancer sufferers and caregivers, from the caregivers’ perspective is seen to be crucial. Facilitation on communication needs should be incorporated into any patient-centered healthcare system for establishing a comprehensive healthcare model. Future research is proposed to look more specifically into information, communication and learning needs.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Caregivers, caregivers’ need, communication, information, factor analysis
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Creative Multimedia (FCM)
Depositing User:	Ms Rosnani Abd Wahab
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2021 13:38
Last Modified:	12 Sep 2021 13:38
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/8520

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