Delivering psychosocial support to family caregivers of cancer patients: Insights from Iranian psychosocial oncology professionals and family caregivers highlighting the need for change
Current psychosocial care in Iran is insufficient and misaligned with the preferences of PSOP and caregivers. PSOP and caregivers advocate for flexible psychosocial care through blended digital strategies. Public health strategists in Iran, as a low-resource setting with a family-centered context, should optimize resource utilization by prioritizing the training of PSOP, developing blended digital interventions, and leveraging trained peers to provide navigation and support to families, thereby easing the PSOP workload.
Authors
- Fariba Zarani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9974-3335)
- Baharan Ghavami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-246X)
- Jacqueline L. Bender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-335X)
- Mohammad Reza Sharbafchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-9508)
- Ladan Fata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5729-0596)
Institutions
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University Health Network (CA)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- Health Net (US)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative & Supportive Care
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951525100618
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Family Support in Illness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20