ABSTRAK
Caregiver keluarga memegang peranan penting dalam perawatan pasien kankerstadium lanjut yang mengalami masalah akibat kanker dan terapinya. Penelitianbertujuan menggali pengalaman caregiver dalam konteks perawatan. Metodepenelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi deskriptif. Pengumpulandata dengan wawancara mendalam pada 5 partisipan sesuai kriteria inklusi.Temuan memberikan 7 tema utama, yaitu: reaksi caregiver saat mengetahuidiagnosa kanker stadium lanjut, pemahaman caregiver tentang kanker, caregiverperan yang melelahkan, caring pada pasien kanker stadium lanjut, mendampingipasien berobat, beban caregiver pasien kanker, harapan caregiver. Kesimpulanadanya pemahaman caregiver yang kurang dalam merawat pasien kankermengakibatkan timbulnya distress akibat beban peran. Disarankan pemberianinformasi edukasi kanker, kenyamanan caregiver sehingga dapat meningkatkankualitas hidup pasien kanker stadium lanjut.

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ABSTRACT
Family caregivers play an important role in the hospitalization of advancedcancer patient who experience problems due to cancer and its treatment. Thestudy aimed to explore the experience of caregivers in helping patient duringhospitalization. Qualitative research method with a descriptive phenomenologicalapproach was used. Collecting data done by in-depth interviews on 5 participantsaccording to inclusion criteria. The findings provided seven main themes, namely:caregiver?s reaction confirmed advanced cancer diagnosis, caregiverunderstanding of cancer, a grueling caregiver role, caring for patients withadvanced cancer, treatment with the patient, caregiver burden of a cancer patient,caregiver expectations. As the conclusion, lacking of understanding on caregiverin caring cancer patients has resulted in distress due to the burden ofroles. Suggested providing cancer education information, caregiver convenienceso as to improve the quality of life for patients with advanced cancer.

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