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Caregiver burden among family caregivers of incurable cancer patients in two eastern Mediterranean countries

Samy A. Alsirafy, Radfan Nagy, Amneh D. Hassan, Radwa Fawzy, Ahmed Abdelhafeez, Marahim O. Husein, Mohammed A. Almashiakhi, SaadHamad Alabdullateef, Saeed Alghamdi, Ashraf Elyamany

BMC Palliative Care · 2021 · 24 citations · 21 references

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A substantial proportion of FCs of incurable cancer patients in our region experience significant CB. Family caregivers assisting with late-loss basic ADLs are at risk of significant CB and should be routinely screened for CB.

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