Caring for women with ovarian cancer in the last year of life: a longitudinal study of caregiver quality of life, distress and unmet needs

PN Butow, MA Price, ML Bell, PM Webb, A Defazio… - Gynecologic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose Caregiver burden, quality of life (QOL) and unmet needs are poorly understood,
particularly at the end of life. We explored these issues in caregivers of women with ovarian …

Being a caregiver to patients with ovarian cancer: A scoping review of the literature

D Petricone-Westwood, S Lebel - Gynecologic Oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Ovarian cancer differs from many other cancer diagnoses due to its late diagnosis
and high rates and frequencies of recurrences. The physical and psychosocial wellbeing of …

Quality-of-Life Issues in Patients With Ovarian Cancer and Their Caregivers:: A Review

T Le, A Leis, P Pahwa, K Wright, K Ali… - … & gynecological survey, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Significant progress has been made towards the treatment of ovarian cancer resulting in
longer median survival despite a persistent low cure rate. Relatively few studies have …

The impact of ovarian cancer on individuals and their caregivers: a qualitative analysis

JH Tan, L Sharpe, H Russell - Psycho‐Oncology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Ovarian cancer remains an understudied cancer with poor prognosis, few effective
treatments and little understanding of the how individuals and their families face the …

[HTML][HTML] Caregiver burden in end-stage ovarian cancer

J Hartnett, B Thom, N Kline - Clinical journal of oncology nursing, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Caregiver burden associated with caring for women with ovarian cancer has
received limited focus. However, these patients often have complex needs, requiring a high …

Determinants of quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors: a pilot study

FF Teng, SE Kalloger, L Brotto, JN McAlpine - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Ovarian cancer treatments and outcomes vary substantially, yielding a diverse
group of survivors. Few data exist on quality of life (QoL) concerns and the foremost needs of …

Family perspectives of ovarian cancer

B Ferrell, K Ervin, S Smith, T Marek… - Cancer …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
purpose: This qualitative study explored quality of life (QOL) in family caregivers of ovarian
cancer patients to better define their needs for support. description of study: One thousand …

Ovarian cancer survivors' quality of life: a systematic review

D Ahmed-Lecheheb, F Joly - Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The assessment of quality of life (QOL) among ovarian cancer (OC) patients has
mainly focused on the acute phase of treatment. This systematic review examines studies …

Quality of life and burden in family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer in active treatment settings and hospice care: a comparative study

R Spatuzzi, MV Giulietti, M Ricciuti, F Merico… - Death studies, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to evaluate caregiver burden and quality of life (QoL) in active
treatment settings and hospice care for 76 family caregivers of advanced cancer patients …

Quality of life and supportive care needs of gynecologic cancer survivors

AM Reb, DG Cope - Western journal of nursing research, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Gynecologic cancer survivors experience significant distress that can impact quality of life
(QOL). Optimal survivorship care requires an understanding of the survivor's QOL and …