Psychological morbidity, burden, and the mediating effect of social support in adult children caregivers of oncological patients undergoing chemotherapy

RJ Teixeira, MG Pereira - Psycho‐Oncology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study examines the association between psychological morbidity, social
support, and demographic and clinical variables in adult children of cancer patients …

[HTML][HTML] Physical health, mental health, and life changes among family caregivers of patients with lung cancer

CE Mosher - Number 1/January 2013, 2012 - onf.ons.org
Purpose/Objectives: To describe physical health, mental health, and life changes among
family caregivers of patients with lung cancer. Design: Cross-sectional quantitative study …

The influence of dyadic symptom distress on threat appraisals and self-efficacy in advanced cancer and caregiving

KR Ellis, MR Janevic, T Kershaw, CH Caldwell… - Supportive Care in …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Physical and psychological symptoms experienced by patients with advanced
cancer influence their well-being; how patient and family caregiver symptom distress …

Family caregivers' experiences of caring for advanced cancer patients: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis

Y Zhu, X Pei, X Chen, T Li - Cancer Nursing, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Advanced cancers qualify as severe stressors to family caregivers (FCGs),
which can negatively impact caregivers' psychological and physical well-being because of …

Self-care, resilience, and caregiver burden in relatives of patients with advanced cancer: results from the eQuiPe study

J Van Roij, L Brom, D Sommeijer… - Supportive Care in …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Relatives are often involved in caregiving for patients with advanced cancer and
carry a heavy burden. Self-care and resilience might be beneficial to enhance their …

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 …

A systematic review of psychosocial interventions to improve cancer caregiver quality of life

EA Waldron, EA Janke, CF Bechtel… - Psycho …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate and estimate the effect of psychosocial interventions on improving the
quality of life (QoL) of adult cancer caregivers. Methods We conducted a systematic review …

Mutual associations between patients' and partners' depression and quality of life with respect to relationship quality, physical complaints, and sense of coherence in …

N Drabe, R Klaghofer, S Weidt, D Zwahlen… - Psycho …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim of this article is to examine the mutual associations between patients' and
partners' depression and quality of life (QOL) in couples facing cancer with respect to …

Factors influencing the health-related quality of life of Chinese advanced cancer patients and their spousal caregivers: a cross-sectional study

Q Li, Y Xu, H Zhou, AY Loke - BMC Palliative Care, 2016 - Springer
Background Cancer and its treatment have a major impact on the lives of patients and their
intimate partners, such as on their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The aims of this …

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 …