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Guideline 6: Supporting carers' emotional & informational needs

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“Pointing me in the direction of counselling might have been a good thing for the oncologist to do. To say to me ‘you’ve got your own journey here as well and you might like to talk to someone about it’.”

- Joe*, husband of renal cancer survivor. * Names have been changed to protect confidentiality

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OVERALL COMPLETION

Guideline 6

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  • Guideline 6: Meet family carers’ emotional and informational needs

  • Guiding principles

  • 6.1 Remain alert for family carer cues indicating unmet emotional needs

  • 6.2 Actively enquire about the emotional needs of family carers

  • 6.3 Attempt to meet the emotional needs of family carers

  • Quote from a family carer

  • 6.4 Remain alert for family carer cues indicating (and enquire about) unmet informational needs

  • ACTIVITY: Informational needs

  • ACTIVITY: Informational needs feedback

  • 6.5 Attempt to meet the informational needs of family carers, including referring family carers to relevant support services where required

  • Summary

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Select what you think are the top 5 information needs of family carers

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Finding out about how to reduce stress in the person with cancer’s life

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Accessing information about alternative therapies

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Accessing information about the person with cancer’s prognosis, or likely outcome

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Accessing information on what the person with cancer’s physical needs are likely to be

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Learning about the impact that caring has on working life or usual activities

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Accessing information relevant to their needs as a carers/partners

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Accessing information about the benefits and side effects of treatments

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Accessing information about the services within the hospital

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Finding out about financial support and government benefits

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Learning more about cancer screening

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