Burden, emotional distress and quality of life among informal caregivers of lung cancer patients: An exploratory study

This study was conducted to explore the interrelationships among caregiver burden, emotional status and quality of life (QoL) in caregivers of lung cancer patients, and to identify whether caregiver burden and health status are associated with patient emotional status and QoL. Forty‐three dyads of l...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of cancer care Jg. 27; H. 1; S. e12691 - n/a
Hauptverfasser: Tan, J.‐Y., Molassiotis, A., Lloyd‐Williams, M., Yorke, J.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2018
Schlagworte:
Aged
Anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Cancer
caregiver burden
Caregivers
Caregivers - psychology
Correlation analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
depression
Depression - psychology
Emotions
Female
Humans
informal caregiver
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - nursing
Lung Neoplasms - physiopathology
Lung Neoplasms - psychology
Male
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Patients
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Quantitative analysis
Stress, Psychological - psychology
lung cancer
anxiety
depression
quality of life
informal caregiver
caregiver burden
ISSN:0961-5423, 1365-2354, 1365-2354
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Zusammenfassung:This study was conducted to explore the interrelationships among caregiver burden, emotional status and quality of life (QoL) in caregivers of lung cancer patients, and to identify whether caregiver burden and health status are associated with patient emotional status and QoL. Forty‐three dyads of lung cancer patients and their caregivers were included for analysis. Caregiver‐reported outcomes were measured by Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS), Caregivers Quality of Life Index‐Cancer (CQOLC) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), while patient‐reported outcomes were collected by HADS and Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS). The majority of the CBS and CQOLC scores were significantly higher in anxious and depressed caregivers than non‐anxious and non‐depressed caregivers (p < .01 or .05). Caregivers of depressed patients experienced significantly greater emotional distress than those of non‐depressed patients (p < .01). Significantly positive associations were identified among most of the CBS, CQOLC and caregiver HADS scores. Patient LCSS scores were positively correlated with the CBS and caregiver HADS scores, and patient HADS scores were also positively related to caregiver HADS scores. The close interrelationships between caregiver and patient health outcomes provide evidence that lung cancer patients and their caregivers should be viewed as a unit in future supportive service models.
Bibliographie:Funding information
This study was funded by Marie Curie Cancer Care (ref: C16396/A14093)
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ISSN:0961-5423
1365-2354
1365-2354
DOI:10.1111/ecc.12691