Objective: Life as a family caregiver of patients with cancer can be emotionally and practically challenging. Little is known of whether home-based chemotherapy of patients with acute myeloid leukemia places excessive pressure on family caregivers or decreases their burden. To explore the significance of home-based portable pump chemotherapy for family caregivers of patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study investigated the feasibility of patient ambassador support in newly diagnosed patients with acute leukemia during treatment.
Methods: A multicenter single-arm feasibility study that included patients newly diagnosed with acute leukemia (n = 36) and patient ambassadors previously treated for acute leukemia (n = 25). Prior to the intervention, all patient ambassadors attended a 6-h group training program.