Caregiving burden and the quality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients: the relationship and correlates

SY Rha, Y Park, SK Song, CE Lee, J Lee - European Journal of Oncology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Family caregivers of cancer patients become responsible for many elements of
cancer care, usually without preparation or training in provision of care. Their efforts of 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 …

Caregiving styles and attachment orientations in couples facing advanced cancer

M Braun, S Hales, L Gilad, M Mikulicer… - Psycho …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examines associations between caregiving styles and caregivers' and
patients' attachment orientations among couples facing advanced cancer. Four caregiving …

Dyadic psychosocial intervention for advanced lung cancer patients and their family caregivers: results of a randomized pilot trial

H Badr, CB Smith, NE Goldstein, JE Gomez… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Advanced lung cancer (LC) patients and their families have reported low
self‐efficacy for self‐care/caregiving and high rates of distress, yet few programs exist to …

When do we need to care about the caregiver? Supportive care needs, anxiety, and depression among informal caregivers of patients with cancer and cancer …

H Sklenarova, A Krümpelmann, MW Haun… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Cancer not only affects patients but also their caregivers. The objective of
the current study was to assess the unmet needs of cancer caregivers and to identify …

Unmet needs of family cancer caregivers predict quality of life in long-term cancer survivorship

Y Kim, CS Carver - Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To identify demographic and caregiving characteristics associated with caregivers'
unmet needs and to examine associations of caregivers' unmet needs with their quality of …

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 …

Impact on caregiver burden of a patient-focused palliative care intervention for patients with advanced cancer

RE O'Hara, JG Hull, KD Lyons, M Bakitas… - … & supportive care, 2010 - cambridge.org
Objective: Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer experience physical and emotional
strain that can raise their own risk for morbidity and mortality. This analysis was performed to …

Effects of patient and personal demographic, clinical and psychosocial characteristics on the burden of family members caring for patients with advanced cancer in …

O Govina, G Kotronoulas, K Mystakidou… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Caregiving burden affects the lives of family members providing care to patients
with advanced cancer, with a host of factors possibly contributing to this. The aim of this …

Family caregivers' involvement in caring for a hospitalized patient with cancer and their quality of life in a country with strong family bonds

C Effendy, M Vernooij‐Dassen, S Setiyarini… - Psycho …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Being involved in caring for family members during illness is part of the
Indonesian culture, even during hospitalization. It is unknown which factors influence the …