Study on burden of cancer of inpatient care

  Objective   Cancer is heavy burben both in family and in society.The burden of inpatient care is investigated and its effect factors is explored.

  Methods   Enrolled 110 cancer patients and their caregiver are investigated by questionnaire survey, to calculate the monetary cost in hospital care based on market value of care agencies.

  Results   96136 percent of patients need nursing and 84181 percent need nursing day and night.The majoriety of caregivers are patient's spouse, but it is the current phenomenon that the patients nurse given by childern in duty.Time cost in nursing the advanced cancer is more than that in eary and mediterm stage.

  Conclusion   Treating the advanced cancer in community under the dismal therapatic reaction is benifit to the family of economics and relationship.