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The influence of cancer patients’ symptoms and functional states on patients’ depression and family caregivers’ reaction and depression
Abstract
In this article the paths among cancer patients' physical and mental health and the reactions and mental health of their family caregivers were examined. Data for these analyses came from a cross-sectional sample of cancer patients who were recruited through ambulatory outpatient chemotherapy units, and their family caregivers. Patients' depression was explained largely by their symptomatology and, to a lesser extent, by loss of mobility. Patients' physical limitations impacted caregivers' daily schedules but not their physical health. Patients' levels of depression were related to those of their caregivers. However, caregivers' optimism proved to be a significant predictor of their mental health and reactions to caregiving.
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“A cancer diagnosis is associated with high levels of distress, leading to frequent anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence/progression, sleep disturbance, and fatigue in both patients and caregivers [1–8].”
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“Family caregivers of cancer patients exhibit high levels of stress and depression, lower subjective well-being, worse physical health, and higher mortality compared to non-caregivers [2–8, 19–25], yet few studies focus on improving outcomes for caregivers [26].”
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“A metastatic cancer diagnosis is associated with high levels of distress in patients and caregivers.”
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“Yet we found comparable distress levels in patients and caregivers, and emotional distress in particular may be even higher in caregivers, corroborating previous findings [2–6].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Given, C. W., Stommel, M., Given, B., Osuch, J., Kurtz, M. E., & Kurtz, J. C.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University (US)
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 1993
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 277-285
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W1978225111
- Cited by
- 325
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 19
- FWCI
- 2.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01nr001915-06)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (1 R01 NR01915)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing care and research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Support in Illness
- Keywords
- cancer patients, family caregivers, caregiver depression, patient depression, cancer symptoms, functional status, mobility loss, physical limitations, caregiver reactions, chemotherapy patients, caregiver burden
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Attitude to Health, Depressive Disorder, Female, Helping Behavior, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Caregivers
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