Understanding and supporting informal cancer caregivers
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Opinion statement Informal caregivers invest a significant amount of time and effort to provide cancer patients with physical, psychological, information, and social support. These challenging tasks can harm their own health and well-being, while a series of social-ecological factors may also influence the outcomes of cancer caregiving. Several instruments have been developed to help clinicians and researchers understand the multi-dimensional needs and concerns of caregivers. A growing body of evidence indicates that supportive interventions including psychoeducation, skills training, and therapeutic counseling can help improve the burden, information needs, coping strategies, physical functioning, psychological well-being, and quality of life of caregivers. However, there is difficulty in translating research evidence into practice. For instance, some supportive interventions tested in clinical trial settings are regarded as inconsistent with the actual needs of caregivers. Other significant considerations are the lack of well-trained interdisciplinary teams for supportive care provision and insufficient funding. Future research should include indicators that can attract decision-makers and funders, such as improving the efficient utilization of health care services and satisfaction of caregivers. It is also important for researchers to work closely with key stakeholders, to facilitate evidence dissemination and implementation, to benefit caregivers and the patient.
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When compared to previous literature on caregivers of other oncology patients, the prevalence of caregiver burden, anxiety, depression, and distress found in this review appears clinically significant and, in some ways, might be comparable to or higher than estimates reported in mixed cancer caregivers.
“When compared to previous literature on caregivers of other oncology patients, the prevalence of caregiver burden, anxiety, depression, and distress found in this review appears clinically significant and, in some ways, might be comparable to or higher than estimates reported in mixed cancer caregivers.32, 33”
From Caregiver burden, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes among informal caregivers of patients with glioma: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [33]
The paper’s “Impact of caregiving on informal cancer caregivers” section describes burden, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and psychological distress among cancer caregivers. It does not provide prevalence estimates for those outcomes, so it cannot substantiate the citing review’s comparison of rates with mixed-cancer caregiver estimates. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredCaregivers of patients with advanced forms of cancer are known to have impaired quality of life and higher psychological morbidities.
“Caregivers of patients with advanced forms of cancer are known to have impaired QoL and higher psychological morbidities.”
From Caregiver burden, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes among informal caregivers of patients with glioma: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [33]
The ‘Impact of caregiving on informal cancer caregivers’ section says that caregiving can jeopardize quality of life and cause emotional distress; it also reports higher anxiety and depression after some caregivers are bereaved. These passages support the general point, but they do not establish both outcomes specifically for caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. Page numbers were not provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPrior studies in cancer caregiving consistently show that informal caregivers experience higher rates of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and reduced quality of life compared with population norms, with burden influenced by caregiving intensity, financial toxicity, and perceived lack of support.
“Prior studies in cancer caregiving consistently show that informal caregivers experience higher rates of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and reduced QoL compared with population norms, with burden influenced by caregiving intensity, financial toxicity, and perceived lack of support.33”
From Caregiver burden, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes among informal caregivers of patients with glioma: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [33]
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe impaired quality of life and higher psychological morbidities among caregivers of patients with advanced cancer are because symptom burden, treatment intensity, and end-of-life care needs for the patients are high.
“This is because symptom burden, treatment intensity, and end-of-life care needs for the patients are high.32,33”
From Caregiver burden, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes among informal caregivers of patients with glioma: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [33]
The sections on interpersonal factors and the impact of caregiving (page not provided) link patients’ care demands to caregiver burden and quality of life, and describe distress during chemotherapy and end-of-life transitions. They do not establish that high patient symptom burden, treatment intensity, and end-of-life care needs together explain impaired quality of life and greater psychological morbidity specifically among caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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- Authors
- Molassiotis, A., & Wang, M.
- Affiliations
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Molassiotis, Alex
- Venue
- Current Treatment Options in Oncology
- Published
- 2022-03-14
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 494-513
- ISSN
- 1527-2729 (ISSN-L)
- 1534-6277
- PMC
- PMC8918600
- OpenAlex
- W4220745051
- Cited by
- 138
- References
- 130
- Citations by year
- 2026: 38 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 3
- FWCI
- 5.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Treatment Options in Oncology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (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
- informal caregivers, cancer caregiving, caregiver burden, caregiver well-being, support measures, psychoeducation, skills training, therapeutic counseling, caregiver needs assessment, implementation of evidence-based interventions, interdisciplinary care teams, caregiver quality of life, caregiver coping
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Humans, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Social Support, Caregivers
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