Prevalence of emotional distress in caregiver's of cancer patients

S, Santre Manjeet; Rathod, Jyoti; Sainath, Maidapwad

doi:10.5958/2319-5886.2014.00416.0

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“…Psychological distress is more prevalent among caregivers with subsequent characteristics: females, younger and middle age and with lower economic status, this was in keeping with existing literature [15]. Higher prevalence of psychological distress among females may be explained by the fact that women carry out different family tasks besides caregiving job [34,37].…”

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“…This result is aligned with the depression prevalence established in equivalent studies, which demonstrated a variation in depression prevalence between 40% up to 60% [15]. However, some studies revealed prevalence of depression among family caregivers less or more than above stated range [34]. Generally, studies had displayed a widespread of depression prevalence among family caregivers; e.g.…”

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“…This result was relatively high compared to similar studies. For instance, an American study revealed anxiety prevalence of 42.2% and an Indian study showed anxiety prevalence of 53% [34,36].…”

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Psychological Distress among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients Khartoum State 2020

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Kamil²,

Hiba³

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Introduction: The incidence of cancer in Sudan, like other world, shows an increasing pattern; consequently, a greater number of people are expected to take the role of principal caregivers in the near future. Hence, it is high time to achieve inclusive knowledge about the outcome of caregiver burden related to the caregiver’s well-being. Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional, observational study aiming to assess psychological distress among the principal family caregivers of cancer patients at oncology public specialized outpatients’ clinics in Khartoum State. Multiple validated and structured questionnaires and a checklist were implemented to collect relevant data related to both cancer patient and family caregiver. Systematic random sample was applied to recruit 143 of cancer patients’ caregivers. Results: Majority of cancer patients were females 56.6% and 32.2% were in the age group (51-65) years. Breast cancer and leukemia were the most frequent types of cancer among participants, with 11.9% each. Regarding family caregiver most of them were females 54.5% with average age was (37.7) years. About half of them were the cancer patient’s child descendants. Concerning psychological distress among family caregivers, depression and anxiety were reported by (53.8%) and (72.7%), respectively. Psychological distress is more prevalent among caregivers with subsequent characteristics: females, younger and middle age, and lower economic status. Conclusion: Findings point to high proportions of elevated psychological distress, among family caregivers of cancer patients. Further, longitudinal studies with qualitative dimensions are recommended. Multidisciplinary arrangements are necessary to meet caregivers’ needs.

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Psychological Distress among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients Khartoum State 2020

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Hiba³

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“…However, the difficult tasks always put the caregivers at the greatest risk of distress 16 . Sainath 18 and Limonero et al 19 detected high levels of distress in over 50% of the sample of cancer caregivers. Anxiety and depression were commonly reported as high as 27.4% and 9.8%, respectively 20 .…”

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Family Caregivers’ Experiences of Caring for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

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BackgroundFamily caregivers of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients undertook heavy care tasks and role responsibilities. They were facing multiple challenges during the patients’ cancer trajectory.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to synthesize existing qualitative evidence regarding family caregivers’ experiences of caring for HNC patients.MethodsA meta-aggregation approach was used. Articles were collected from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library. Supplementary resources were collected by scrutinizing reference lists and performing citation tracking.ResultsA total of 20 studies were included and synthesized. Three meta-themes covering “accepting the diagnosis and treatment on patients: a distressing process,” “facing changes of life and adapting to new roles,” and “appreciating the external supports” were identified with 10 subthemes. There was high confidence in the evidence for “facing changes of life and adapting to new roles” and moderate confidence in the evidence for the other 2 meta-themes.ConclusionsTaking care of HNC patients is a distressing process. Caregivers took on role responsibilities and developed strategies to make adjustments to life changes, so as to provide better care for patients. External supports regarding caregiving and self-care were desired.Implications for PracticePsychological distress was common among caregivers and calls for routine clinical screening. Providing caregivers with practical strategies to deal with daily caregiving tasks was crucial. Healthcare workers can play a critical role in providing tailored support in different caregiving stages. The findings informed the interventions and future research to improve HNC caregivers’ experiences.

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Effectiveness of brief psychosocial support for patients with cancer and their relatives: a quasi-experimental evaluation of cancer counselling centres

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ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of brief psychosocial support for patients with cancer and their relatives regarding their mental health.DesignQuasi-experimental controlled trial with measurements at three time points (baseline, after 2 weeks and after 12 weeks).SettingThe intervention group (IG) was recruited at two cancer counselling centres in Germany. The control group (CG) included patients with cancer or relatives who did not seek support.ParticipantsIn total, n=885 participants were recruited and n=459 were eligible for the analysis (IG, n=264; CG, n=195).InterventionOne to two psychosocial support sessions (approximately hour) provided by a psycho-oncologist or social worker.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcome was distress. The secondary outcomes were anxiety and depressive symptoms, well-being, cancer-specific and generic quality of life (QoL), self-efficacy and fatigue.ResultsThe linear mixed model analysis showed significant differences between IG and CG at follow-up for distress (d=0.36), p=0.001), depressive (d=0.22), p=0.005) and anxiety symptoms (d=0.22), p=0.003), well-being (d=0.26, p=0.002), QoL (QoL mental; d=0.26, p=0.003), self-efficacy (d=0.21, p=0.011) and QoL (global; d=0.27, p=0.009). The changes were not significant for QoL (physical; d=0.04, p=0.618), cancer-specific QoL (symptoms; d=0.13, p=0.093), cancer-specific QoL (functional; d=0.08, p=0.274) and fatigue (d=0.04, p=0.643).ConclusionThe results suggest that brief psychosocial support is associated with the improvement of mental health of patients with cancer and their relatives after 3 months.Trial registration numberDRKS00015516.

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Prevalence of emotional distress in caregiver's of cancer patients

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Psychological Distress among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients Khartoum State 2020

Psychological Distress among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients Khartoum State 2020

Family Caregivers’ Experiences of Caring for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Effectiveness of brief psychosocial support for patients with cancer and their relatives: a quasi-experimental evaluation of cancer counselling centres

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