Assessment of Quality of Life in Caregivers of the Patients with Hematologic Neoplasms

Gereklioğlu, Çiğdem; Korur, Aslı; Asma, Süheyl; Büyükkurt, Nurhilal; Solmaz, Soner; Boğa, Can; Özdoğu, Hakan

doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.610806

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“…Considering research on this topic in Turkey, Gereklioğlu et al [ 21 ] determined that quality of life was affected in 46% of caregivers of PWC. Furthermore, Akpınar and Yurtsever [ 22 ] reported that caregivers who were spouses of PWC had lower quality-of-life scores.…”

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The effect of anxiety and spiritual well-being on the care burden of caregivers of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Karacan

Ünlü

et al. 2021

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Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the caregivers of people with all chronic diseases, including people with cancer (PWC). This study was conducted to determine the impact of anxiety and spiritual well-being on the care burden of caregivers of PWC during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design This cross-sectional descriptive study included 250 caregivers of hematology and oncology patients registered with a cancer support association. All participants completed the following self-report questionnaires: the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7), and the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI). Results Most (82.4%) of the caregivers expressed fear that their patient may contract COVID-19, and 42.0% stated that they had difficulty getting to the hospital. The caregivers’ mean ZBI score was 21.06 ± 14.64, their mean GAD-7 score was 14.51 ± 6.02, and their mean SWBS score was 111.50 ± 16.84. According to the results of regression analysis, SWBS and GAD-7 scores had a significant effect on the ZBI score ( p < 0.05). Conclusion In this study, anxiety explained most of the care burden during COVID-19. Therefore, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be beneficial to implement practices to promote spirituality and reduce anxiety in caregivers of PWC. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00520-021-06611-0.

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The effect of anxiety and spiritual well-being on the care burden of caregivers of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

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“…The lower SF36 scores were obtained from the caregivers included in the study in mental health, vitality, and social functioning subgroups compared to the normal population in a study performed on 96 individuals caring for cancer patients by Grov et al (35). It was determined that pain and mental role were the most affected SF-36 subscales in a study on caregivers of patients with hematological malignancies by Gereklioglu et al (36). Our study is the first to compare Zarit caregiver burden score with SF-36 scores on caregivers of cancer patients in the literature review.…”

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Evaluation of caregiver burden of cancer patients and impact of this burden on caregiver's quality of life

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Yıldırım

Kömek

et al. 2022

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine

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Aim: To predict the caregiver burden based on the clinical characteristics of cancer patients and the social and economic circumstances of the caregiver, and to evaluate the influence of this burden on the caregiver's quality of life. Material and Method:The effects of the clinical findings of 411 patients followed up and treated in our clinic between January 2020 and March 2021, and the social and economic circumstances of the caregiver on the Zarit caregiver burden questionnaire score filled by the caregivers were analyzed. In addition, the Zarit caregiver burden score obtained was researched how influenced the Short-form 36 quality of life questionnaire filled by the caregivers. Results:In our study, a statistically significant correlation was found between Zarit score and ECOG PS, transportation, residence status, receiving chemotherapy, having a metastatic disease (p<0.05 for all) in linear regression analysis of Zarit score with pairwise and more than two groups analysis. A moderate reverse relationship was determined between the Zarit scores of caregivers and SF36 scores (p<0.05 for all). Conclusion:The caregiver burden is affected by the patient's clinical characteristics and the social and economic circumstances of the caregiver. Increasing the caregiver burden has adverse effects on the caregiver's quality of life. These findings show the importance of considering the caregiver factor in the evaluation of treatment compliance and well-being of patients.

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“…In a study, it was determined that the quality of life was affected by 46.6%, and that body pain and mental health were the most affected areas. [ 26 ] In addition, caregivers are more affected because patients frequently apply to the hospital due to developing complications. Therefore, determining the psychosocial and emotional problems of caregivers of patients diagnosed with hematological malignancy will help to develop programs for care services.…”

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Identification of Psychological and Social Problems in Caregivers of Individuals Diagnosed with Hematologic Malignancy

Karacan

Akkuş

Özçelik

et al. 2021

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Objective: Caring for patients with hematological malignancy could lead to many problems in different aspects regarding the lives of caregivers. However, there is limited data on the emotional and social problems of caregivers, who deal with patients of hematological malignancy. The aim of this study is to determine the emotional and social problems in caregivers of individuals diagnosed with hematological malignancy. Methods: The study was carried out descriptively to identify the emotional and social problems in the relatives of the patients diagnosed with hematological malignancy as their caregivers, as well as the factors affecting these problems. The data of the study were collected with the Introductory Information Form and Identification of Emotional and Social Problems Form that were administered to the relatives of the patients. The data were evaluated by using Spearman's Rho correlation analysis and the Logit analysis in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software. Results: Among the caregivers, 59.8% were in the age group of 30–51 years, and 66.2% were female. Of the caregivers, 70.1% had difficulty in fulfilling their responsibilities. Spiritual distress had the highest score among the emotional problems, and experiencing caregiver strain had the highest score among the social problems. In the Logit model, the changes in the professional life was the variable that affects the emotional and social problems the most and significantly. In addition, emotional problems were affected by the financial problems at a statistically significant level. Conclusions: In this study, it is suggested that the caregivers should be provided with certain conveniences in their professional lives based on the fact that the problem, which affected emotional and social problems the most, is the change in the professional life; it is recommended that further studies should be carried out on the caregivers.

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Assessment of Quality of Life in Caregivers of the Patients with Hematologic Neoplasms

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The effect of anxiety and spiritual well-being on the care burden of caregivers of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

The effect of anxiety and spiritual well-being on the care burden of caregivers of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Evaluation of caregiver burden of cancer patients and impact of this burden on caregiver's quality of life

Identification of Psychological and Social Problems in Caregivers of Individuals Diagnosed with Hematologic Malignancy

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