With cancer incidence increasing over time, attention to the burden of related psychiatric and
psychosocial consequences of the disease and treatment is a major topic for both cancer …

BACKGROUND Social and family factors can influence the health outcomes and quality of
life of informal caregivers. Little is known about the distribution and correlates of such factors …

The goal of the present study was to further knowledge on gender and role (ie patient versus
partner) differences in psychological distress and quality of life as a consequence of dealing …

Background Few intervention programs assist patients and their family caregivers to
manage advanced cancer and maintain their quality of life (QOL). This study examined (i) …

Objective This study evaluates the quality of life (QOL) and mental health (MH) of caregivers
of patients with advanced cancer who are receiving ambulatory oncology care and …

This study investigated levels of symptoms, caregiver burden, and changes over time in 278
family caregivers (FC) of cancer patients. FCs experienced high levels of depressive …

Caregivers of adults with cancer often provide prolonged demanding assistance (eg,
physical, emotional) to their loved ones, resulting in caregiver burden. This meta-analytic …

There is a growing literature on the effects of cancer caregiving on the well‐being of informal
family caregivers. However, there has been little longitudinal research on caregivers of …

Objective: Couples coping with head and neck and lung cancers are at increased risk for
psychological and relationship distress given patients' poor prognosis and aggressive and …

Purpose Cancer patients' intimate partners often experience levels of psychological burden
that are comparable to or even exceed that of the patients, making it imperative that they too …