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Neda Shahvaroughi Farahani *1 
, Hossein Eskandari2 , Faramarz Sohrabi2 , Adeleh RezaGholizadeh Shirvan3 , Mohammad Asgari4
, Hossein Eskandari2 , Faramarz Sohrabi2 , Adeleh RezaGholizadeh Shirvan3 , Mohammad Asgari4
1- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran. , neda.shfarahani@gmail.com
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Palliative Care, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Evaluating and Measuring, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Palliative Care, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Evaluating and Measuring, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
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Objectives: This study aimed to explore the psycho-existential distress in experience of older adult's caregivers with advanced cancer receiving palliative care.
Methods & Materials: A qualitative design was employed using purposive sampling until data saturation was reached. In total, 12 caregivers who had visited the palliative care ward or clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital and the MACSA Institute during 2023 were interviewed. Data were analyzed through descriptive phenomenology using Colaizzi’s method with MAXQDA2020 software.
Results: Five main themes emerged to describe caregivers’ experiences: caregiving burden, the abyss of unsettling doubts, me and the other, livelihood management, and inner storm.
Conclusions: Psycho-existential distress in experience of older adult's caregivers with advanced cancer is a complex, multilayered phenomenon encompassing physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and financial dimensions. The findings highlight the urgent need for psychological support and the development of tailored caregiving and educational models to improve the quality of palliative care and reduce caregiver burden.
Methods & Materials: A qualitative design was employed using purposive sampling until data saturation was reached. In total, 12 caregivers who had visited the palliative care ward or clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital and the MACSA Institute during 2023 were interviewed. Data were analyzed through descriptive phenomenology using Colaizzi’s method with MAXQDA2020 software.
Results: Five main themes emerged to describe caregivers’ experiences: caregiving burden, the abyss of unsettling doubts, me and the other, livelihood management, and inner storm.
Conclusions: Psycho-existential distress in experience of older adult's caregivers with advanced cancer is a complex, multilayered phenomenon encompassing physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and financial dimensions. The findings highlight the urgent need for psychological support and the development of tailored caregiving and educational models to improve the quality of palliative care and reduce caregiver burden.
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