As they work to anticipate and meet the needs of their loved ones, caregivers of individuals with cancer often struggle with their own complex emotional, physical and social concerns.
Many studies have been conducted on the needs of caregivers and patients, but often this research is done further along in the cancer care continuum. A study published in JCO Oncology Practice used a cognitive anthropology approach called Freelisting to elicit the priorities of these two groups during active treatment.
“The focus of this paper, because it was a secondary data analysis, was to really look at