Comparison of palliative care education for family caregivers in high-and-low-income countries: An integrative review.

Background: In most resource-limited countries, palliative care is still under development. Despite the differences, the involvement of family caregivers is fundamental in both High-Income Countries (HICs) and Low-Income Countries (LICs). The lack of formal support in LICs implies that educational interventions to support family caregivers in this region could be more complex and urgently needed than in HICs.

The importance of providing palliative care for patients with severe COVID-19 in Indonesia.

Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), particularly those with a severe condition, might not survive. Pandemic situation challenges the healthcare providers in addressing palliative care to the patients. This paper aimed to describe the importance of providing palliative care for patients with severe COVID-19 in Indonesia.

Asian patients' perspectives on advance care planning: A mixed-method systematic review and conceptual framework.

Background: Asian healthcare professionals hold that patients' families play an essential role in advance care planning.

Aim: To systematically synthesize evidence regarding Asian patients' perspectives on advance care planning and their underlying motives.

Design: Mixed-method systematic review and the development of a conceptual framework (PROSPERO: CRD42018099980).

Common ethical dilemmas of family caregivers of palliative patients in Indonesia.

Family caregivers, especially in Asian countries, have a profound role in caring for a sick family member. However, there are wide variations between the Asian and western world in terms of culture and facilities. Therefore, the problems and needs of family caregivers between those two regions may also be distinct, and it is important to explore and elaborate based on our empirical evidence.

Advance Care Planning in Asia: A Systematic Narrative Review of Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitude, and Experience.

Objective: The value of advance care planning (ACP) for patients with life-limiting illnesses is widely recognized but Asian health care professionals' (HCPs') perspectives on ACP have received little systematic attention. We aim to synthesize evidence regarding Asian HCPs' knowledge of, attitudes toward, and experiences with ACP.

Design: Systematic review with narrative synthesis and stepwise thematic analysis.

Measuring the Burden on Family Caregivers of People With Cancer: Cross-cultural Translation and Psychometric Testing of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment-Indonesian Version.

Background: The Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) is considered one of the well-developed instruments for measuring the multidimensional burden of family caregivers. To date, there is no available validated instrument to assist healthcare professionals in measuring the caregiver's burden in Indonesia.

Objective: To translate the CRA from English into Indonesian and to conduct psychometric testing of this CRA-Indonesian version (CRA-ID) with family caregivers of patients with cancer.

The experience of family caregivers of patients with cancer in an Asian country: A grounded theory approach.

Background: Strong family bonds are part of the Indonesian culture. Family members of patients with cancer are intensively involved in caring, also in hospitals. This is considered "normal": a societal and religious obligation.

Comparison of the lived experiences of family caregivers of patients with dementia and of patients with cancer in Indonesia.

Unlabelled: ABSTRACTBackground:Dementia, even more than cancer, demands long-term care. While in Indonesia cancer is accepted as a disease requiring caregiving, dementia is still considered "a normal condition." These differences might affect the experiences of caregivers, especially those relating to social health, the subject of our study.

Enhancing the quality of life for palliative care cancer patients in Indonesia through family caregivers: a pilot study of basic skills training.

Background: Palliative care in Indonesia is problematic because of cultural and socio-economic factors. Family in Indonesia is an integral part of caregiving process in inpatient and outpatient settings. However, most families are not adequately prepared to deliver basic care for their sick family member.

Family caregivers' involvement in caring for a hospitalized patient with cancer and their quality of life in a country with strong family bonds.

Background: Being involved in caring for family members during illness is part of the Indonesian culture, even during hospitalization. It is unknown which factors influence the quality of life (QoL) of family members taking care of their loved ones. The present study aims to identify factors influencing the QoL of family caregivers of hospitalized patients with cancer in Indonesia.