Optimism, health, and well-being

LC Bouchard, CS Carver, MG Mens… - Positive …, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
The relationship between optimism and well-being has been studied in widely varying
contexts over the past 30 years and more. Optimism has been associated with diverse …

Physical and mental health trajectories of cancer patients and caregivers across the year post-diagnosis: a dyadic investigation

KM Shaffer, Y Kim, CS Carver - Psychology & health, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Evidence suggests interdependence between cancer patients' and their
caregivers' physical and mental health. However, the extent to which caregivers' health …

Longitudinal dyadic interdependence in psychological distress among Latinas with breast cancer and their caregivers

C Segrin, TA Badger, A Sikorskii, A Pasvogel… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Cancer diagnosis and treatment can generate substantial distress for both
survivors and their family caregivers. The primary aim of this investigation is to test a model …

What are the sources of distress in a range of cancer caregivers? A qualitative study

J Taylor, E Fradgley, T Clinton-McHarg… - Supportive Care in …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Caring for a person diagnosed with cancer is associated with elevated distress that
may impact on caregiver health and patient outcomes. However, caregivers' distress is …

Health-related and economic burden among family caregivers of patients with acute myeloid leukemia or hematological malignancies

E Yucel, S Zhang, S Panjabi - Advances in Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is associated with lower survival and greater
unmet need compared with some other hematologic malignancies (HMs). Despite …

An emotional roller coaster-family members' experiences of being a caregiver throughout a cancer trajectory

M Solberg, GV Berg, HK Andreassen - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To explore family members' experiences of caregiving throughout a cancer
trajectory from diagnosis until around one year after chemotherapy and radiation treatment …

Patient activation and treatment decision-making in the context of cancer: Examining the contribution of informal caregivers' involvement

C Acquati, JH Hibbard, E Miller-Sonet, A Zhang… - Journal of Cancer …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The present work investigated the relationship between patient activation,
treatment decision-making, and adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen. Given the …

Effects of a yoga-based stress reduction intervention on stress, psychological outcomes and cardiometabolic biomarkers in cancer caregivers: A randomized …

LJ Lee, R Shamburek, H Son, GR Wallen, R Cox… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Caregiving stress is a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. Therefore, integrating
cardiometabolic biomarkers into caregiving research provides a more comprehensive …

Online interventions geared toward increasing resilience and reducing distress in family caregivers

JY Shin, SW Choi - Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Existing studies on online interventions to support caregivers is still at a formative
development stage and pilot tests of feasibility, rather than a substantive body of randomized …

Relationships between caregiving stress, mental health and physical health in family caregivers of adult patients with cancer: implications for nursing practice

ZH Saimaldaher, DY Wazqar - Scandinavian Journal of Caring …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between caregiving stress,
mental health and physical health in family caregivers of adult patients with cancer at a …