PosterReferences and poster presented at the 2021 Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Research Conference, March 24-27, 2021 (virtual)

Benson, J. J.

Chakurian, Daphne

Demiris, G.

Oliver, D. P.

Popejoy, L. L.

Rolbiecki, A. J.

Washington, K. T.

English

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COMFORT CARE NEEDS OF CANCER FAMILY CAREGIVERS (FCG) IN OUTPATIENT PALLIATIVE CAREDE Chakurian, PhD Student, RN, KT Washington, PhD, LCSW, JJ Benson, PhD, G Demiris, PhD, FACMI, AJ Rolbiecki, PhD, MPH, MSW, D Parker Oliver, PhD, MSW, LL Popejoy, PhD, RN, FAAN, IntroductionMethodsResults Conclusion• Palliative care rapidly expanding to care for chronicconditions, including cancer• Cancer patients require management of symptomslike pain, nausea, and vomiting• Palliative care fills gap for those ineligible for hospice• FCGs highly stressed providing cancer care• Lack of research on FCGs in outpatient palliativecare• Purpose of Study: Better understand thechallenges faced by cancer family caregiverswho receive services from outpatient palliativecare teams.• Research Question: What are the comfort needsof family caregivers of patients with cancer receiving outpatient palliative care? • Comfort theory helped explain FCG’s needs within 4 contexts ofexperience• Theory consistent with national palliative care guidelines• Comprehensive, holistic assessments of FCGs are uncommon• FCG’s needs within the 4 contexts of experience can be used totailor evidence-based interventions to increase quality of life andreduce burden and distress• Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory has utility in the study of familycaregiver stress in palliative care• Further study is recommended to determine if FCG comfort needssimilarly experienced by racial and ethnic minorities• Qualitative secondary analysis of exit interviews• N = 39 participants• Original study was RCT of a FCG supportintervention• Participant inclusion criteria• 18 years or older• FCG to adult receiving outpatientpalliative care• Able to read and speak English• Inductive thematic analysis of data• Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory as organizingframeworkAcknowledgementsFunding for original study provided by the National Cancer Institute, Grant # R21CA191165. Doctoral student funding provided by the Charles and Josie Sinclair Fellowship.  FCG Participant Characteristics• Age, mean (SD) 52 years old (12.6)• 64% female• 59% spouse, 21% child/grandchild• 95% Caucasian• 70% Co-reside with cancer patientThemes Describing Family Caregivers’ Comfort Needs by Context of ExperienceDefinitionsRCT = Randomized controlled trial•Provide forself-care•Havesufficientresources•Need forinformal andformalsupport•Need tounderstand,have self-efficacy, andderivemeaningPsychospiritual SocioculturalPhysicalEnvironmentalThank you to my advisor, Dr. Lori Popejoy, and to my mentor for this project, Dr. Karla Washington, for their ongoing support and collaboration.Related publication:Washington, K. T., et al. (2021). Comfort Needs of Cancer Family Caregivers in Outpatient Palliative Care. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 23(3), 221-228. https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000000744

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