ObjectiveInformal caregiving may likely increase as the number of cancer survivors grows.
Caregiving responsibilities can impact caregivers' quality of life (QOL). Understanding the …

Purpose Family members are a part of the team to improve the outcomes of the person with
cancer. Families require support and information to optimise their care, however, their needs …

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 …

How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This
book provides a synthesis of psychological research on caregiver stress and brings attention …

This study was conducted to explore the interrelationships among caregiver burden,
emotional status and quality of life (QoL) in caregivers of lung cancer patients, and to identify …

Objective Female family caregivers consistently report higher levels of stress and burden
compared to male caregivers. Explanations for the apparently higher psychological …

Purpose Perceived quality of care (QOC) is an increasingly important metric of care quality
and can be affected by such factors among patients with cancer as quality of life and …

BACKGROUND Family caregivers (FCGs) experience significant deteriorations in quality of
life while caring for patients with lung cancer. In this study, the authors tested the …

Background: Cancer is a chronic disease and a major health problem. It affects both patients
and their family caregivers multidimensionally. The family caregivers may be affected by not …

Objective Caregivers of advanced cancer patients provide extensive care associated with
high levels of caregiver distress. The degree to which cancer caregiving increases …