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Employment Status and Work-Related Difficulties among Family Members of Terminally Ill Patients Compared with the General Population

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Seon Young-
dc.contributor.authorChang, Yoon-Jung-
dc.contributor.authorDo, Young Rok-
dc.contributor.authorKim, Sam Yong-
dc.contributor.authorPark, Sang Yoon-
dc.contributor.authorJeong, Hyun Sik-
dc.contributor.authorKang, Jung Hun-
dc.contributor.authorKim, Si-Yung-
dc.contributor.authorRo, Jung Sil-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Jung Lim-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Woo Jin-
dc.contributor.authorPark, Sook Ryun-
dc.contributor.authorYun, Young Ho-
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-27T01:33:25Z-
dc.date.available2022-12-27T01:33:25Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.issn1513-7368-
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.gnu.ac.kr/handle/sw.gnu/21844-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Although caregiving to patients with terminal illness is known to be a stressful burden to family members, little attention has been focused on work-related problems. We aimed to investigate employment status and work-related difficulties of family caregivers of terminal cancer patients, comparing with the general population. Methods: Using structured questionnaires, we assessed family caregivers of 481 cancer patients determined by physicians to be terminally ill, from 11 university hospitals and the National Cancer Center in Korea. Results: Among 381 family caregivers of terminal cancer patients (response rate, 87.6%), 169 (43.9%) were not working before cancer diagnosis, but currently 233 (63.7%) were not working. Compared with the general population (36.5%), the percentage of not working among the family caregivers was higher (OR=2.39; 95% CI=1.73-3.29). A major reason for not working was to provide assistance to the patients (71.6%). 40.6% of those who continued working and 32.3% of those who not working family members reported extreme fatigue. Caregivers of old age, those who were female, those with a lower household income, and those caring for patients with a low performance status were not working at a more significant rate. Conclusion: Family caregivers of terminal cancer patients suffer job loss and severe work-related difficulties, probably due to caregiving itself and to fatigue. We need to develop supportive programs to overcome the burden of caregivers of the terminally ill.-
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dc.language영어-
dc.language.isoENG-
dc.publisherASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION-
dc.titleEmployment Status and Work-Related Difficulties among Family Members of Terminally Ill Patients Compared with the General Population-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.publisher.location대한민국-
dc.identifier.doi10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.1.373-
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84877129895-
dc.identifier.wosid000319980200066-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION, v.14, no.1, pp 373 - 379-
dc.citation.titleASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION-
dc.citation.volume14-
dc.citation.number1-
dc.citation.startPage373-
dc.citation.endPage379-
dc.type.docTypeArticle-
dc.description.isOpenAccessY-
dc.description.journalRegisteredClassscie-
dc.description.journalRegisteredClassscopus-
dc.relation.journalResearchAreaOncology-
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategoryOncology-
dc.subject.keywordPlusOF-LIFE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusPALLIATIVE CARE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusSERVICES-
dc.subject.keywordPlusHOSPICE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusCANCER-
dc.subject.keywordPlusBURDEN-
dc.subject.keywordPlusPERCEPTIONS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusEXPERIENCE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusRESIDENTS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusOUTCOMES-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorTerminal cancer patient-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorcaregiver-
dc.subject.keywordAuthoremployment status-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorwork-related difficulty-
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