Understanding and supporting informal cancer caregivers

A Molassiotis, M Wang - Current treatment options in oncology, 2022 - Springer
Opinion statement Informal caregivers invest a significant amount of time and effort to
provide cancer patients with physical, psychological, information, and social support. These …

The efficacy of psychosocial interventions for cancer caregiver burden: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

E Secinti, IC Fischer, EA Brennan, L Christon… - Clinical Psychology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Caregivers of adults with cancer often provide prolonged demanding assistance (eg,
physical, emotional) to their loved ones, resulting in caregiver burden. This meta-analytic …

Working, low income, and cancer caregiving: financial and mental health impacts

CJ Bradley, S Kitchen, KM Owsley - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Approximately 6 million people provide caregiving to people diagnosed with
cancer. Many must remain employed to support their household and to have access to …

Effects of music on the quality of life of family caregivers of terminal cancer patients: a randomised controlled trial

I Valero-Cantero, C Casals, M Espinar-Toledo… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of listening to self-chosen music on the
quality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative home care. A total of …

Caregiver burden and health-related quality of life among family caregivers of oesophageal cancer patients: a prospective nationwide cohort study

A Schandl, C Ringborg, K Mälberg, A Johar… - Acta …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Oesophageal cancer surgery is extensive with high risk of long-term health-
related quality of life (HRQL) reductions. After hospital discharge, the family members often …

Caregiver distress and quality of life in primary caregivers of oncology patients in active treatment and follow‐up

I Decadt, A Laenen, J Celus… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective As the number of informal caregivers and their caregiving responsibilities
increase, this study aims at evaluating caregiver distress, quality of life (QoL) and their …

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 …

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 …

Demoralization in end-of-life cancer patients' family caregivers: A cross-sectional study

A Bovero, LP Vitiello, R Botto… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of demoralization in a
sample of end-of-life cancer patients' family caregivers and investigate the association …

Effect of caregiver burden on anticipatory grief among caregivers of elderly cancer patients: Chain mediation role of family functioning and resilience

C Li, N Tang, L Yang, Q Zeng, T Yu, X Pu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to explore the relationship between caregiver burden and anticipatory grief
among caregivers of elderly cancer patients, and to examine the chain mediation effects of …