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Universidad y Salud
versión impresa ISSN 0124-7107versión On-line ISSN 2389-7066
Resumen
LOPEZ-LEON, Angie; CARRENO-MORENO, Sonia y ARIAS-ROJAS, Mauricio. What is the current evidence on family caregivers of children with cancer? An umbrella review. Univ. Salud [online]. 2024, vol.26, n.1, pp.19-28. Epub 28-Sep-2023. ISSN 0124-7107. https://doi.org/10.22267/rus.242601.312.
Introduction:
Childhood cancer has a large impact not only on children but also on their family caregivers.
Objective:
To determine the current state of the evidence on family caregivers of children with cancer through literature reviews conducted between 2010 and 2020.
Materials and methods:
An umbrella-type review was carried out, including literature and systematic reviews as well as meta-analysis, which had as a main topic family caregivers of children with cancer. The Academic Search complete, Scopus, Science Direct, Complementary index, Google Scholar and Scielo databases were searched, finding 21 relevant articles.
Results:
6 prevalent research topics were determined: 1) Psychosocial symptoms: impact of cancer on the family caregiver; 2) Needs of the caregiver in the transition of the role of caregiver; 3) Parental communication in the context of childhood cancer; 4) Coping with the child’s disease; 5) Overload of the family caregiver; 6) Grief of the family caregiver at the moment of the child’s death.
Conclusions:
The evidence mostly describes the needs of caregivers, the psychosocial- and emotional-type impacts derived from the disease, grief, and communication. More research is required on the coping strategies of these caregivers.
Palabras clave : Review; caregivers; pediatrics; parents.