A prospective study of psychological distress among patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers

I Teo, S Ng, FG Bundoc, C Malhotra… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancer can impact the psychological well‐being of both patients and their
informal caregivers. We investigated the joint trajectories of psychological distress among …

Family caregivers and indicators of cancer-related distress

BA Matthews, F Baker, RL Spillers - Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Increases in the cost of medical care coupled with shorter hospital stays and an aging
population are but a few of the reasons why home care for patients has become so …

Mental and physical health correlates among family caregivers of patients with newly-diagnosed incurable cancer: a hierarchical linear regression analysis

KM Shaffer, JM Jacobs, RD Nipp, A Carr… - Supportive Care in …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Caregiver, relational, and patient factors have been associated with the health of
family members and friends providing care to patients with early-stage cancer. Little …

Family caregiver descriptions of stopping chemotherapy and end-of-life transitions

SA Norton, MN Wittink, PR Duberstein… - Supportive Care in …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe family caregivers' perspectives of the
final month of life of patients with advanced cancer, particularly whether and how …

Support service use and interest in support services among distressed family caregivers of lung cancer patients

CE Mosher, VL Champion, N Hanna, SI Jalal… - Psycho …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined support service use and interest in support services among
distressed family caregivers of patients recently entering comprehensive cancer care …

Caring for a loved one with advanced cancer: determinants of psychological distress in family caregivers

S Dumont, J Turgeon, P Allard, P Gagnon… - Journal of palliative …, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Background: Family caregivers caring for a patient with terminal cancer may experience
significant psychological distress. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the …

The lasting impact of the therapeutic alliance: Patient‐oncologist alliance as a predictor of caregiver bereavement adjustment

KM Trevino, PK Maciejewski, AS Epstein… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer provide extensive care and
experience high levels of psychosocial distress. The patient‐oncologist therapeutic alliance …

Decision making for mothers with cancer: maintaining the mother–child bond

HJ Campbell-Enns, RL Woodgate - European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to explore the process of decision-making in
mothers with cancer when they are mothering young children. The purpose of this article is …

The mutual impact and moderating factors of quality of life between advanced cancer patients and their family caregivers

Y Lin, C Hu, Y Xu, J Zhao, Q Li - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Cancer and its treatment can affect quality of life (QOL) in cancer patient and family
caregiver dyads. However, the factors influencing dyad QOL remain inconclusive. Our study …

Understanding cancer caregiver burden over time: Dyadic assessments of family cohesion, conflict and communication

MD Thomson, MW Genderson, LA Siminoff - Patient education and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Previously we identified three distinct cancer communication concordance groups
among cancer patient-caregiver dyads. This secondary analysis examined patient and …