Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, 2025, Vol.13, No.3, 145-153 http://medscipublisher.com/index.php/cge 151 7.2 Standardized and personalized care approaches to promote family participation Formulating and implementing unified nursing standards and assessment methods is crucial for ensuring the quality and stability of home care. Future research should focus on formulating and verifying standardized care procedures to clarify what each of family members, medical staff and patients should do throughout the entire cancer treatment process (Dijkman et al., 2021). These processes should also be adjustable according to the actual needs of patients and families, respecting the differences brought about by different cultures, family relationships and specific circumstances. Involving family members in designing the care plan can make the care more in line with actual needs. When family members participate in the program design, the care model can better meet their special needs and preferences. This co-designed approach can also make the care plan easier to implement and be carried out in the long term, enabling both patients and their families to achieve better outcomes (Alfaro-Díaz et al., 2025). 7.3 Advocate the in-depth integration of supportive policies and digital technologies Policy support and the rational allocation of resources are very important for promoting the family participation care model and ensuring its long-term feasibility. We should promote the inclusion of contents supporting family members in caring for patients into medical policies, such as providing financial assistance, conducting training, and arranging professional guidance (Alfaro-Díaz et al., 2025). Policy makers should attach importance to the role of family members in cancer treatment and ensure that the needs of family members are systematically addressed when planning and providing medical services (Dieperink et al., 2020). Meanwhile, future research should explore how to better integrate digital technologies such as remote medical consultation, online monitoring, and online learning platforms into the care process involving family members. By leveraging digital technology, it is possible to make it easier for patients and their families to obtain assistance, achieve communication at any time, and provide customized resources. Ultimately, this will ensure uninterrupted nursing services and achieve better nursing outcomes (Qiu et al., 2024). 8 Concluding Remarks Family members' participation in the care of cancer patients after discharge can provide assistance that professional medical treatment cannot replace. Family members not only assist with daily care and deal with the patient's physical symptoms, but also offer psychological support to the patient, helping them relieve pain and enabling them to live a better life. With the active participation of family members, it is possible to detect the patient's physical problems earlier, encourage the patient to persist in treatment, and make the patient feel at ease and motivated during the recovery process. Combining the care of family members with professional medical care will produce better results, which can improve the treatment outcomes of patients and the overall quality of care. Medical staff use their professional knowledge to formulate care plans, while family members provide considerate daily care and emotional encouragement on the side, and also help patients make decisions related to treatment. This mutually cooperative relationship can fully meet the physical and daily needs of cancer patients, making the care more considerate and effective. To fully leverage the benefits of family members' participation in care, it is necessary to establish a closely linked care system among hospitals, families and communities. This system enables smooth communication among hospitals, families and community services, allowing them to plan nursing work together and share resources. In this way, it can not only provide the family with nursing knowledge and resource support, but also ensure that the nursing work is not interrupted, reduce the burden on the family, and enable the patient to have a better recovery effect throughout the cancer treatment process. Acknowledgments The authors extend their sincere thanks to two anonymous peer reviewers for their feedback on the initial draft of this study.
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