Advanced cancer at home: caregiving and bereavement

Abstract

The identification of overburdened caregivers and those at risk of long-term bereavement maladjustment may facilitate the programming of ad hoc interventions that could reduce inherent health and social costs. Palliative care teams can usefully include someone to identify such caregivers by means of inexpensive and objectively predictive instruments.

Role recognition and changes to self-identity in family caregivers of people with advanced cancer: a qualitative study

“…To remain at home, patients need support from informal caregivers; however, the impact of providing care for someone with advanced cancer can be substantial. Studies report that caregivers can experience anxiety and depression [2,3], caregiver strain [4], sleep deprivation [5,6], social isolation [7], a desire for more information [8,9], reduced quality of life [10,11] and financial difficulties [12]. Burden on carers is also related to patient outcomes: carer burden has been associated with patient-reported psychological distress and pain [13].…”

Evaluation of Psychosocial Characteristics of pain patients and their relatives which admitted to Algology Policlinic

“…Palyatif bakım gerektiren hasta yakınlarında depresyon oranlarının %12 ile %59 arasında, anksiyete oranlarının ise %30 ile %50 arasında olduğu bildirilmiştir. [13][14][15][16] Vodermaier ve ark. [17] ise bu popülasyonda hasta yakını olan aile üyelerinde depresyon ve anksiyete düzeyini değerlendirmek için Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Skalası'nın (HADS) yapısından dolayı uygun bir tarama testi olduğunu belirtmişlerdir.…”

Factors associated with psychological distress and grief resolution in surviving spouses of patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer

“…Earlier studies indicate that the following aspects may be correlated to the spouses' wellbeing during the bereavement period: coming to terms with the loss, i.e. acceptance of the death [17], the relationship between the patient and the spouse [11,16,18], social support [17,18] and a high level of care burden [19][20][21].…”