The Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC) Scale: Revalidation in a Home Hospice Setting
Abstract
Hospices provide palliative care to persons who are dying and supportive care to their family caregivers. As death approaches, these family caregivers become increasingly responsible for providing the majority of daily care. Although research has documented their distress, little work has evaluated the broader impact of caregiving on quality of life (QOL). This study reevaluates the internal consistency and validity of the Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC). 239 family caregivers of hospice patients with a variety of cancer diagnoses participated. Internal consistency for the instrument was 0.87. There were moderate correlations with overall mental health (r=0.68) and low correlations with overall physical health (r=0.01). Low correlations were observed with patient's performance status (r=0.09). The CQOLC appears to possess adequate validity and internal consistency in this revalidation sample.
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Muchos de estos factores evidencian un estado de vulnerabilidad y necesidad de direccionar actividades de cuidado hacia los cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer congruentes con sus características sociodemográficas, especialmente si se considera el impacto familiar, económico y social que puede generar la enfermedad.
“Muchos de estos factores evidencian un estado de vulnerabilidad y necesidad de direccionar actividades de cuidado hacia los cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer congruentes con sus características sociodemográficas, especialmente si se considera el impacto familiar, económico y social que puede generar la enfermedad (47-49).”
From Factores relacionados con sobrecarga del cuidador informal de pacientes con cáncer avanzado (2024) · cites this paper as [47]
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- Authors
- Weitzner, M. A., & Mcmillan, S. C.
- Affiliations
- Moffitt Cancer Center (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Palliative Care
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1999-06
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 13-20
- ISSN
- 0825-8597 (ISSN-L)
- 2369-5293
- OpenAlex
- W2410441412
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 1.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Palliative Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- American Cancer Society
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Keywords
- family caregivers, caregiver quality of life, home hospice care, cancer, scale revalidation, internal consistency, psychometric validity, caregiver distress, palliative care, end-of-life care
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Family, Female, Health Status, Home Nursing, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Caregivers, Hospice Care, Cost of Illness
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