Family Caregivers of Adult Cancer Patients in Oman: Predictors of Caregivers' Self-efficacy for Cancer Pain and Related Symptom Management at Home.

Background: Family caregivers (FCGs) contribute significantly to the management of pain and other symptoms experienced by their family member with cancer and may not receive preparation to meet the changing patient needs.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the predictors of FCG self-efficacy (SE) for pain and related symptom management of adult family members with cancer.

Methods: Data were collected from 165 Omani FCGs.

Determinants of quality of life among Omani family caregivers of adult patients with cancer pain.

Objectives: The study aimed to explore the determinants of quality of life (QoL) among Omani family caregivers (FCGs) of adult patients with cancer pain.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design, measures of caregiver reaction, knowledge about cancer pain, self-efficacy for cancer pain and other symptom management, QoL, and patient functional status were used to collect data from 165 FCGs and patients. Descriptive, correlation, and regression analyses were performed.

Determinants of quality of life among family caregivers of adult cancer patients in a resource-limited setting.

Purpose: In resource-limited settings, family caregivers (FCGs) of adult cancer patients (ACPs) function in a context marred by high patient symptom burden, limited cancer care services and support and high caregiving burden. Despite this predicament, little is known about the quality of life (QoL) of FCGs in these settings. The study aimed to explore the determinants of QoL among FCGs of ACPs in Uganda.

Family caregivers for adult cancer patients: knowledge and self-efficacy for pain management in a resource-limited setting.

Unlabelled: Adult cancer patients (ACPs) in resource-limited settings disproportionately suffer from inadequate pain control despite advancements in pain management. Family caregivers (FCGs) can support optimal pain control for ACPs in these settings if they are knowledgeable and confident about the needed care. However, the status of FCGs' knowledge and self-efficacy (SE) for pain management in developing countries is not well established.

The Influence of a Home-Based Education Intervention on Family Caregivers' Knowledge and Self-Efficacy for Cancer Pain Management in Adult Patients Within a Resource-Limited Setting.

Cancer-related pain is prevalent and has debilitating effects on patients and their family. The effects of cancer pain can be curtailed if the family members caring for the patient receive essential support to enhance their capabilities for cancer pain management. Little has been done to study the available support to family caregivers (FCGs) towards pain management in adult cancer patients (ACPs) living in resource-limited countries where the burden of cancer is on the rise.

Roles of Family Caregivers and Perceived Burden When Caring for Hospitalized Adult Cancer Patients: Perspective From a Low-Income Country.

Background: Family caregivers (FCGs) of adult cancer patients (ACPs) are typically involved in the entire trajectory of cancer disease, from diagnosis to survivorship or end of life. In developing countries, FCGs are more intensely involved in the process of providing care to the hospitalized ACPs because of lack of adequate cancer care resources. Active performance of tasks to meet the needs of ACPs in the hospital setting is likely to elicit significant caregiver burden.

Factors associated with early resumption of sexual intercourse among postnatal women in Uganda.

Background: Despite being a key component to be addressed during postnatal period, sexuality has long been a subject of secrecy and taboo in Africa. Resumption of sexual intercourse after giving birth has been shown to reduce extramarital affairs and consequently reduce risk of sexually transmitted infections like HIV/AIDS. Consequences of early resumption of sexual intercourse include unwanted pregnancy, genital trauma and puerperal infection.

Nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning: a case study of Uganda's national hospital.

Background: The quality of nursing care in developing countries is poor, and attempts to improve it through continuing education programs are under way. Nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning has not been explored, despite its potential effect on the success of such programs.

Methods: The Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning (JSPLL) was used to measure orientation toward lifelong learning among 200 nurses at Uganda's national hospital.

Patient satisfaction with services in outpatient clinics at Mulago hospital, Uganda.

Objective: To identify factors associated with general satisfaction among clients attending outpatient clinics in a referral hospital in Uganda.

Design: Cross-sectional exit survey of patients and care-givers in selected outpatient clinics.

Setting: Seven outpatients' clinics at Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital.

Factors associated with depressive symptoms among postpartum mothers in a rural district in Uganda.

Objective: across Africa the prevalence of postpartum depression is a major health problem affecting mothers, their infants and families. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors associated with postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS) among women living in a rural Ugandan district.

Design: descriptive correlation design.