Quality of life of caregivers: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract

This descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the quality of life of cancer caregivers. One hundred and seventy-eight caregivers of patients who were diagnosed with cancer in Gaziantep oncology hospital participated in the study. Data were collected by using a questionnaire and quality of life scale. The scale was scored between 0 and 10, where '10' indicated the best and '0' indicated the worst level. It was determined that the majority of caregivers were young and female, the overall total score average of quality of life was 4.5 ± 1.1, and the subdomain with the lowest value was the psychological subdomain. All quality of life subdomain score averages and the overall total score averages were observed to be low in women, as well as in those who provided care for their own children, who lived in the same house with the patient and who gave care for 19-24 h daily.

Determinantes sociais da saúde e qualidade de vida de cuidadores de crianças com câncer

“…In this study, as mentioned previously, the caregivers were mostly young mothers, aged 26 to 35, with little formal education, married to the father of their child, and did not work out of the house. A similar profile of caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer has been frequently reported (13)(14) .…”

“…A study showed that the occupation of the caregiver and the domains psychosocial, social relations and environment are associated (20) . Contrary to the result, researchers found a correlation between living in an urban area and a better quality of life (13) .…”

Perfil Nutricional E Qualidade De Vida De Cuidadores De Crianças E Adolescentes Com Câncer

“…Na avaliação da QV, o único domínio em que houve variação significativa foi o de vitalidade, com uma queda no índice de 66,3 para 58,9 (T0 para T2) (p < 0,042). Nos demais domínios, os valores no T0 foram similares aos escores observados em outros estudos de metodologia transversal que compararam a QV de cuidadores ou pais de crianças com câncer com cuidadores ou pais de crianças saudáveis 7,8,[22][23][24] . Esses dados sugerem que, já no momento do diagnóstico, existe um impacto nos domínios de QV, e não somente depois de instituído o tratamento, como sugerido por Klassen et al 9 .…”

Benefit Finding and Quality of Life in Caregivers of Childhood Cancer Survivors

“…Among individual factors, lower income has been associated with worse QoL both directly and by leading to more caregiving strain, which negatively impacts QoL. 8,14 Single caregivers have lower QoL compared to married/partnered caregivers, 15,16 perhaps due to increased caregiving duties. 17 Finally, Ovayolu and colleagues 15 showed that caregivers who live in rural settings have reduced QoL compared to those residing in urban settings.…”