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Relationship between caring burden and quality of life in caregivers of cancer patients in Iran

Abbasi, Ali, Mirhosseini, Seyedmohammad, Basirinezhad, Mohammad Hasan, Ebrahimi, Hossein·2020·Supportive Care in Cancer
DOI 10.1007/s00520-019-05240-y
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Purpose Cancer is associated with social, economic, and emotional consequences. Cancer caregivers would face high caring burden predisposing them to stress, depression, and decreased quality of life. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the quality of life and caring burden among cancer patients' caregivers in Iran. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed on 154 caregivers for cancer patients referred to Imam Hossein Hospital of Shahroud city. Accessible sampling method was used to recruit the participants in this study. Data collection tools included a form for recording demographic characteristics, the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire, and the Novak & Guest caring burden inventory. The data was collected by self-reporting and was then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (multivariate linear regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient). Results The mean age of the caregivers was 41.30 ± 13.12 years old. The participants' average scores of caring burden and quality of life were 55.85 ± 20.33 (range between 24 and 120, moderate score of 48 to 71) and 59.79 ± 19.65, respectively. There was a significant reduction in the caregivers' quality of life with increasing of the care burden. Moreover, married caregivers have better quality of life and along with increasing of their income, their quality of life decreases. Conclusion Cancer patients' caregivers are prone to burden of care which affects their quality of life. The…

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  • 10 studies described financial problems of caregivers, resulting from costs associated with the disease, lack of financial support of other family members, or difficulty reconciling role as caregivers with work activity.

    “In the economic sphere, 10 studies [25,27,39,44,53,56,57] described the financial problems of people caregivers, resulting from the costs associated with the disease, the lack of financial support of other family members, or the difficulty of reconciling their role as caregivers with their work activity.”

    From Quality of Life in Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Literature Review (2023) · cites this paper as [57]

  • 10 studies emphasized the need of enhancing social support by reinforcing support networks and facilitating access to support groups and associations.

    “Among the strategies described, 10 studies [28,29,31,32,36,39,41,50,54,57] emphasized the need of enhancing social support by means of reinforcing the support networks and facilitating access to support groups and associations.”

    From Quality of Life in Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Literature Review (2023) · cites this paper as [57]

  • A number of studies from Iran showed that family caregivers of patients with different stages of cancer experience significant caregiver burden, which was associated with poorer quality of life and identified some factors predicting higher burden such as shorter time since cancer diagnosis and higher family distress.

    “A number of studies from Iran showed that FCs of patients with different stages of cancer experience significant CB which was associated with poorer quality of life and identified some factors predicting higher burden like shorter time since cancer diagnosis and higher family distress [10, 13, 14].”

    From Caregiver burden among family caregivers of incurable cancer patients in two eastern Mediterranean countries (2021) · cites this paper as [13]

  • The caregiver burden experienced by caregivers of cancer patients is associated with poorer quality of life among them.

    “The CB experienced by caregivers of cancer patients is associated with poorer quality of life among them [13].”

    From Caregiver burden among family caregivers of incurable cancer patients in two eastern Mediterranean countries (2021) · cites this paper as [13]

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Authors
Abbasi, A., Mirhosseini, S., Basirinezhad, M. H., & Ebrahimi, H.
Affiliations
  • Shahroud University of Medical Sciences (IR)
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Corresponding author
Ebrahimi, Hossein
ORCID
Venue
Supportive Care in Cancer
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-12-23
Volume
28
Issue
9
Pages
4123-4129
ISSN
  • 0941-4355 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-7339
DOI
10.1007/s00520-019-05240-y
OpenAlex
W2995846435
Cited by
52
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2
FWCI
5.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Supportive Care in Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
Keywords
caregiver quality of life, cancer caregivers, family caregivers, caregiver stress, marital status, caregiver income, psychological support for caregivers, Iran
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Iran, Male, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Caregivers

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