Informal caregiver burden for solid tumour cancer patients: a review and future directions
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OBJECTIVE: Recent shifts in healthcare delivery and treatment for solid tumour cancer patients have modified the responsibilities of informal caregivers. The objective of this study was to: review informal caregiver burden factors and determine areas where future research is needed. METHODS: The Arksey and O'Malley's framework and a modified Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were used in conducting this review. Research literature was systematically searched using five-electronic databases, including PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane, CINAHL, and SCOPUS, and reference lists from included studies to identify publications since 2010. Inclusion criterion was caregivers providing home-based care to a cancer patient. RESULTS: The search yielded 43 eligible papers of 2119 reviewed, including articles from over 17 countries. Caregiver physical and psychological health, financial strain, and social isolation, as well as limited family and social support continued to be important factors contributing to high levels of caregiver burden. Less recognised factors affecting higher burden included caregivers' self-esteem, male gender, and the dynamic nature of cancer treatment. CONCLUSIONS: This review updates the state of the science on informal caregiver burden when caring for patients with solid tumour cancers and informs future interventions on how to reduce this burden.
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In a systematic review focused on caregiving in solid tumour patients, management of symptoms also emerged as the foremost reported factor affecting burden.
“For example, in a systematic review focused on caregiving in solid tumour patients, the management of symptoms also emerged as the foremost reported factor affecting burden [47].”
From Systematic review of caregiver burden, unmet needs and quality-of-life among informal caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer (2023) · cites this paper as [47]
The Results section, under “Frequently reported burden factors” (page unavailable), links symptom-management difficulties to greater caregiver burden. But it identifies caregiver physical and psychological health, financial status, social isolation, and family or social support as the five standout factors; it does not identify symptom management as the foremost reported factor. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredComparing the review's findings with those from past reviews suggests broad similarities between caregiving in pancreatic cancer and other cancers.
“Comparing our findings with those from past reviews suggests that there are some broad similarities between caregiving in pancreatic cancer and other cancers [14, 47].”
From Systematic review of caregiver burden, unmet needs and quality-of-life among informal caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer (2023) · cites this paper as [47]
Según Thana et al., la mayoría de los cuidadores eran mujeres, con una edad media de 51,34 años y un vínculo consanguíneo en primer grado o relación conyugal con el paciente.
“De acuerdo con los hallazgos de estos autores, la mayoría de los cuidadores eran mujeres, con una edad media de 51,34 años y un vínculo consanguíneo en primer grado o relación conyugal con el paciente.”
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- Authors
- Thana, K., Lehto, R., Sikorskii, A., & Wyatt, G.
- Affiliations
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
- Michigan State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wyatt, Gwen
- Venue
- Psychology & Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2021-01-04
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1514-1535
- ISSN
- 0887-0446 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-8321
- PMC
- PMC8254816
- OpenAlex
- W3120069984
- Cited by
- 97
- References
- 78
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 4 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 21.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychology and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (1R01 CA 193706)
- ChiangMai University, Faculty of Nursing, The Michigan State University, College of Nursing scholarship, and Glenn R. Dean and Anita C. Dean Endowed Fellowship
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Keywords
- home care, caregiver physical health, caregiver mental health, financial stress, social isolation, family and social support, caregiver self-esteem, male caregivers
- MeSH terms
- Caregiver Burden, Home Care Services, Humans, Male, Neoplasms, Social Support, Caregivers
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