Open AccessUnderstanding the psychosocial impact of oral cancer on the family caregivers and their coping up mechanism: A qualitative study in Rural Wardha, Central India
Author(s) -
Sourav Goswami,
Subodh S Gupta,
Abhishek Raut
Publication year - 2019
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_9_19
Subject(s) - psychosocial , spouse , medicine , coping (psychology) , qualitative research , family caregivers , disease , family medicine , nursing , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social science , pathology , sociology , anthropology
A family caregiver is the one who provides care to their near and dear one who is suffering from some debilitating disease like oral cancer. Apart from providing physical care, they also provide emotional and financial support to their close relatives. They can be the patient's spouse, children, and siblings. This study was, hence, designed to understand the psychosocial impact of caregivers of oral cancer patients.