The League against cancer presented its 5th report from the Societal Cancer Observatory, devoted to relatives of sick people. This study, carried out by the Ipsos Institute with the support of the Macif Foundation, profiles the 5 to 6 million caregivers who work alongside people. with cancer to provide them with moral, financial, medical or domestic help.
As this report underlines, caregivers (who are mostly caregivers) provide essential help in daily life, but the personal, psychological and professional consequences can be substantial.
Thus, one in 10 caregivers had to stop or adapt (part-time or refusal of promotion) their professional activity (29% in the event of hospitalization at home).
And the financial consequences come quickly: 2 in 10 caregivers would end the month uncovered (4 out of 10 in the case of hospitalization at home) and one in 10 would get into debt as a result of their commitment (a third in the event of hospitalization). home).
This aid also has an impact on sleep, on social life or on morale. “Caregivers experience the illness of their loved one suffering from cancer” as a mirror. The morale of caregivers fluctuates according to the evolution of the disease, and consequently, the morale of their sick loved one. At each check-up, the caregiver shares the anguish of his loved one and awaits the results anxiously “ underlines the League.
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