Open AccessMultiple caregiving role with the novel challenge of COVID-19 pandemic: A crisis situation
Author(s) -
Abhity Gulia,
Seema Mishra,
Sushma Bhatnagar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_165_20
Subject(s) - pandemic , empathy , covid-19 , medicine , distress , psychological distress , psychiatry , clinical psychology , anxiety , disease , virology , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Caregivers of cancer patients in the COVID-19 pandemics have been faced with new complexities and challenges related to their patient's care. It has added tremendous stress to the previous multiple caregiving roles. We present the journey of a caregiver of cancer survivor who had played multiple care giving roles for the past 10 years. With the added challenge of the pandemic the caregiver faced severe psychological distress concerning his caregiving role. This was addressed to a large extend with counseling and empathy. Communication is an important measure to relieve the distress and address the complexities faced by caregivers.