Caregiver Burden of Palliative Cancer Patients: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.

Although the burden of caregiving is universal among people caring for advanced cancer patients, the perception of burden and the impact on individuals vary according to the society in which patients and caregivers are located. The characteristics of caregivers and the dimensions of burden they experience are influenced by the structure of each society. Therefore, the burden of caregivers is shaped by the situation in each country and its cultural perspective.

Evidence-Based Nonpharmacological Symptom Management of Palliative Care in Advanced and Metastatic Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.

The aim of this systematic review is to provide reliable, high-quality data with an evidence-based, up-to-date overview of the use of nonpharmacologic interventions in the management of symptoms in advanced cancer patients with metastatic disease. A comprehensive literature search was performed by searching PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane, and Google Scholar databases. "Nonpharmacologic," "palliative care," and "cancer" were the three main terms combined with the main symptoms of cancer palliative care such as "pain," "fatigue," "nausea and vomiting," "psychosocial distress," "loss of appetite," "dyspnea," "constipation," and "drowsiness," and each symptom was searched separately.