Prioritizing the efforts: lived experiences of family when taking care of people with cancer†
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Sep 21, 2023
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Article Category: Original Article
Published Online: Sep 21, 2023
Page range: 315 - 322
Received: Oct 28, 2022
Accepted: Mar 16, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0034
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Participants’ characteristics_
| Family code | Age (years) | Relationship with the person with cancer | Cancer diagnosis | Duration of living with cancer | Duration of taking care | Duration of taking care per day | Number of interviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 32 | Daughter | Ca Mammae | ≤1 year | ≤1 year | >6 h | Two |
| P2 | 31 | Daughter | Ca Mammae | 4 years | 4 years | >6 h | One |
| P3 | 38 | Sister | Ca Colon | ≤1 year | ≤1 year | >6 h | One |
| P4 | 49 | Husband | Ca Mammae | ≥5 years | ≥5 years | ≤1 h | One |
| P5 | 35 | Daughter | Ca Mammae | ≤1 year | ≤1 year | >6 h | One |
| P6 | 55 | Mother | Lymphoma | ≤5 years | ≥5 years | >6 h | One |
| P7 | 34 | Wife | Lymphoma | ≤1 year | ≤1 year | >6 h | Two |
| P8 | 35 | Wife | Lymphoma | ≤ year | ≤1 year | >6 h | One |
| P9 | 42 | Mother | Lymphoma | 2 years | 2 years | >6 h | One |