Young Adult Cancer Care Partners: A Theoretical Description of an Emerging Population with Unique Needs

As the U.S. population’s demographics shift, young U.S. adults are increasingly engaged in informal caregiving for aging generations. Yet, there is little research on the unique experiences and needs of young adults who take on caregiving roles for adult cancer patients. Herein we demonstrate throug...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Warner, Echo L., Hebdon, Megan, Tay, Djin L., Smith, Keely, Welling, Anna, Xu, Jiayun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10487801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37681786
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20176646
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Sumario:As the U.S. population’s demographics shift, young U.S. adults are increasingly engaged in informal caregiving for aging generations. Yet, there is little research on the unique experiences and needs of young adults who take on caregiving roles for adult cancer patients. Herein we demonstrate through a theoretical description that young adult cancer care partners deserve distinct recognition in the cancer control continuum given the psychological, physical, financial, and social features unique to their cancer experience.

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