Burden, emotional distress and quality of life among informal caregivers of lung cancer patients: An exploratory study

JY Tan, A Molassiotis… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study was conducted to explore the interrelationships among caregiver burden,
emotional status and quality of life (QoL) in caregivers of lung cancer patients, and to identify …

The roles of dyadic appraisal and coping in couples with lung cancer

KS Lyons, LM Miller… - Journal of Family Nursing, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Given the high symptom burden and low survivability of lung cancer, patients and their
spouses have been found to experience poor mental health. The current study examined the …

Impact of caregiver activities and social supports on multidimensional caregiver burden: analyses from nationally-representative surveys of cancer patients and their …

MT Halpern, MH Fiero, ML Bell - Quality of Life Research, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Informal caregivers of individuals with cancer may experience substantial burdens.
To develop interventions to support these caregivers, it is crucial to quantify and understand …

The unmet supportive care needs—what advanced lung cancer patients' caregivers need and related factors

SC Chen, SC Chiou, CJ Yu, YH Lee, WY Liao… - Supportive Care in …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To identify the unmet supportive care needs and related factors in caregivers of
patients with advanced lung cancer. Methods A cross-sectional study of 166 lung cancer …

Interdependence of physical and psychological morbidity among patients with cancer and family caregivers: review of the literature

BP Streck, DW Wardell, G LoBiondo‐Wood… - Psycho …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Caregivers for patients with cancer have an integral role in maintaining patients'
health. Although patients and caregivers experience the impact of cancer individually …

Relationships among perceived social support, family resilience, and caregiver burden in lung cancer families: a mediating model

Y Zhang, Y Ding, C Liu, J Li, Q Wang, Y Li… - Seminars in oncology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To identify the factors associated with caregiver burden in Chinese lung cancer
families and to detect whether family resilience mediates the effect of perceived social …

Caring for a spouse with advanced cancer: similarities and differences for male and female caregivers

D Ketcher, R Trettevik, ST Vadaparampil… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2020 - Springer
Most caregiving literature has focused on women, who have traditionally taken on
caregiving roles. However, more research is needed to clarify the mixed evidence regarding …

Factors influencing caregiver burden in families of hospitalised patients with lung cancer

YJ Seo, H Park - Journal of clinical nursing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To investigate the factors influencing caregiver burden in families of
hospitalised lung cancer patients. Background Even though cancer symptoms among …

Trajectories of caregiver burden and related factors in family caregivers of patients with lung cancer

YH Lee, YC Liao, SC Shun, KC Lin, WY Liao… - Psycho …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed to (1) identify the changes of 5 domains of family caregiver (FC)
burden, overall burden, and its subtrajectories when caring for newly diagnosed advanced …

Distress is interdependent in patients and caregivers with newly diagnosed incurable cancers

JM Jacobs, KM Shaffer, RD Nipp… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Individuals with advanced, incurable cancer often experience high physical and
psychological symptom burden. Family and friend caregivers are at risk for emotional …