Tara Bryant

Key Points Question What are the availability and characteristics of family caregiver support programs in US cancer centers? Findings In this survey study of 238 Commission on Cancer–accredited US cancer centers, most had family caregiver programs; however, a quarter had none. The scope of programming was limited and rarely evidence based. Meaning These findings suggest that implementation strategies are critically needed to foster uptake of evidence-based cancer caregiver interventions.

IMPORTANCE: Family caregivers provide the majority of health care to the 18 million patients with cancer in the US. Yet despite providing complex medical and nursing care, a large proportion of caregivers report no formal support or training. In recognition of this gap, many interventions to support cancer caregivers have been developed and tested over the past 2 decades. However, there are few system-level data on whether US cancer centers have adopted and implemented these interventions.

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