Impact of caregivers' negative response to cancer on long-term survivors' quality of life

AL Best, R Shukla, AM Adamu… - Supportive Care in …, 2021 - Springer
Cancer survivors' quality of life (QoL) is consistently shown to be positively impacted by
social support from family and friends, including informal caregivers. In contrast, a loved …

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 …

Where you begin is not necessarily where you end: the mental and physical health trajectories of cancer caregivers over time

MW Genderson, MD Thomson, LA Siminoff - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Cancer caregiving, a critical component in the cancer-care model, has deleterious
effects on the caregiver's physical and mental health. The degree to which these negative …

Perceived negative consequences of cancer and psychological distress in survivors: the moderating role of social support

C Salafia, KM Bellizzi, K Ligus, E Fritzson… - Journal of Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Many cancer survivors experience psychological distress at some point during their
care. The degree to which individuals perceive negative consequences of cancer has been …

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 …

Quality of life of family caregivers 8 years after a relative's cancer diagnosis: follow‐up of the National Quality of Life Survey for Caregivers

Y Kim, KM Shaffer, CS Carver… - Psycho‐oncology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The long‐term impact of cancer caregiving on the family caregivers' quality of
life (QOL) is currently not known. This study aimed (a) to characterize family caregivers of …

Quality of life of family caregivers at 2 years after a relative's cancer diagnosis

Y Kim, RL Spillers - Psycho‐oncology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Although a growing body of research has documented the quality of life (QOL) of
cancer survivors beyond the initial phase of the survivorship, similar knowledge about family …

Quality of life of family caregivers 5 years after a relative's cancer diagnosis: follow‐up of the national quality of life survey for caregivers

Y Kim, RL Spillers, DL Hall - Psycho‐Oncology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Although cancer has been considered as a chronic disease for those
diagnosed, the long‐term impact of cancer on the family caregivers' quality of life (QOL) …

Quality of life of family caregivers of cancer survivors: across the trajectory of the illness

Y Kim, BA Given - Cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. Cancer affects not only the quality of life (QOL) of individuals with the
disease but also that of their family members and close friends. The impact on various …

Needs assessment of family caregivers of cancer survivors: three cohorts comparison

Y Kim, DA Kashy, RL Spillers… - … ‐oncology: Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose/Background: Caregivers' quality of life (QOL) may be maximized when the
caregivers' needs in the context of cancer care are met. Therefore, determining what needs …