Hatice KARABUGA YAKAR, Belgin TAVŞAN, Cansu ER, Hüseyin Murat ÇATALBAŞ, Merve SARI, Sıdıka OĞUZ

Preparedness of Caregivers of Cancer Patients to Provide Care

This study aimed to investigate the preparedness of individuals providing care for cancer patients.METHODSThis cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with 203 Turkish cancer family caregivers in January-March 2019. The person who spent the longest time with the patient was chosen as the caregiver. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews with the “Caregiver Introductory Form” and “Preparedness Scale of the Family Care Inventory”. The scale consisted of eight items, the total score range is 0-32. Higher scores indicate that the caregiver feels more prepared for their role. Data were evaluated by independent groups t-test and one-way analysis of variance test.RESULTSThe average age of caregivers was 46.86±13.8; most of them were female (64.5%). Caregivers’ mean score of preparedness to provide care was 27.03±6.05. Caregivers’ with moderate economic status were more ready to provide care than those with poor economic status (p

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