In-hospital psychoeducation for family caregivers of Nigerian children with cancer (The RESCUE Study).
Tonia Chinyelu OnyekaIfeoma EmodiAlhassan Datti MohammedAkinyemi Olugbenga OfakunrinAdewumi AlabiJustus Uchenna OnuNneka IloanusiJude OhaeriAgnes AnaradoMusa Usman UmarGbenro OlukiranAnthonia SowunmiAdeseye AkinseteBolanle AdegboyegaIjeoma Nkemdilim ChibuzoOlamijulo FatiregunShehu Umar AbdullahMahmoud Jahun GamboMohammad Aminu MohammadFawaz BabandiMary BokJoyce AsufiPatience Kanhu UngutMaryam ShehuSaleh AbdullahiMatthew AllsopIornum ShambeInnocent UgwuSamuel IkengaJoyce Balagadde KambuguEve NamisangoPublished in: Palliative & supportive care (2024)
This psychoeducational intervention (PEI) resulted in significant improvements in unmet needs, CB and significant improvements in PCPC. However, a reduction in QoL of the family caregivers was also observed. Findings from this study should encourage the use of well-crafted PEIs, delivered within hospital settings to promote improvements in outcomes for informal caregivers of hospitalized children suffering from cancer, in an African context. Further intervention development is required to better understand intervention components influencing changes in outcomes, while exploring feasibility testing and adaptation to similar settings in Nigeria and within Africa.