Objective Caregivers for patients with cancer have an integral role in maintaining patients'
health. Although patients and caregivers experience the impact of cancer individually …

Purpose This study assesses psychological distress among advanced cancer patients and
their spouse caregivers, while examining the relative contribution of caregiving burden and …

Background The relational impact of advanced cancer on both patients and spouse
caregivers has rarely been examined simultaneously. This study describes a framework for …

Purpose Caregiver, relational, and patient factors have been associated with the health of
family members and friends providing care to patients with early-stage cancer. Little …

Objective Cancer patients and their family caregivers often report elevated levels of
depressive symptoms, along with poorer mental and physical health (quality of life: QOL) …

Objective: Evidence suggests interdependence between cancer patients' and their
caregivers' physical and mental health. However, the extent to which caregivers' health …

Objective Researchers are interested in studying whether the quality of life (QoL) of cancer
patients and caregivers is influenced by internal psychobehavioral processes (temporality …

Background: We investigated, in a sample of 491 cancer patient/caregiver dyads, the impact
of caregiving on caregivers' mental and physical health over a period of one year (four …

Objective: The aim of this investigation was to test whether interdependence in dyads living
with breast cancer could account for person–partner crossover effects in distress outcomes …

Objective To explore the spectrum of hidden morbidities and gender differences in the
spousal caregiving experience with regard to cancer patients across the cancer trajectory …