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The Effect of Cancer Patients’ and Their Family Caregivers’ Physical and Emotional Symptoms on Caregiver Burden

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Johansen, Safora, Cvancarova, Milada, Ruland, Cornelia·2018·Cancer Nursing
DOI 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000493
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Background Although there is significant evidence that the family caregivers (FCs) of cancer patients can experience significant caregiver burden and symptoms, less is known about the relationships between FCs and patient characteristics that influence caregiver burden. Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cancer patients' and FCs' symptoms and demographic characteristics on caregiver burden at initiation of the patients' radiation treatment. Methods Two hundred eighty-one dyads of FCs and cancer patients who received a diagnosis of breast, prostate, melanoma, lymphoma, and head and neck cancers were recruited at the beginning of the patients' radiation treatment. Measures of depression, sleep disturbance, fatigue, social support, and self-efficacy were obtained from both FCs and cancer patients. The family caregivers were also assessed for caregiver burden. Associations between patients' and caregivers' symptoms and demographic characteristics and caregiver burden were investigated using multivariate analyses. Results There were significant associations between caregiver burden and the patient-related variables such as self-efficacy (P = .02), sleep disturbance (P = .03), and social support (P = .04). Among FC-related variables, higher scores of depression (P Conclusion Caregiver burden in FCs is influenced by interplay of patients' and their own symptoms and problems. These interdependencies exist from the beginning of treatment. Implications for…

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Authors
Johansen, S., Cvancarova, M., & Ruland, C.
Affiliations
Oslo University Hospital (NO)
Corresponding author
Ruland, Cornelia
ORCID
Venue
Cancer Nursing
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2018-03
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
91-99
ISSN
  • 0162-220X (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-9804
DOI
10.1097/ncc.0000000000000493
OpenAlex
W2606616606
Cited by
182
References
4
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FWCI
17.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • Cancer Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing care and research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Support in Illness
Keywords
caregiver burden, family caregivers, cancer patients, somatic symptoms, emotional symptoms, depression, fatigue, sleep disorders, social support, self-efficacy, radiotherapy, gender differences, dyads, symptom assessment
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Emotions, Fatigue, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Social Support, Caregivers, Self Efficacy

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