Young Adult Cancer Care Partners: A Theoretical Description of an Emerging Population with Unique Needs

Echo L. Warner (), Megan Hebdon, Djin L. Tay, Keely Smith, Anna Welling and Jiayun Xu
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Echo L. Warner: Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Megan Hebdon: School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Djin L. Tay: Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Keely Smith: College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721, USA
Anna Welling: School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Jiayun Xu: Purdue Center for Families, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 17, 1-10

Abstract: As the U.S. population’s demographics shift, young U.S. adults are increasingly engaged in informal caregiving for aging generations. Yet, there is little research on the unique experiences and needs of young adults who take on caregiving roles for adult cancer patients. Herein we demonstrate through a theoretical description that young adult cancer care partners deserve distinct recognition in the cancer control continuum given the psychological, physical, financial, and social features unique to their cancer experience.

Keywords: cancer; caregiver; young adult; social network; social support; life-course; developmental stage; narrative review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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