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The Relationship Between Symptom Severity and Caregiver Burden in Cancer Patients Under Palliative Care: A Cross-Sectional Study
| العنوان: | The Relationship Between Symptom Severity and Caregiver Burden in Cancer Patients Under Palliative Care: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Celik, Emir, Aslan, Muhammed Samil, Sengul Samanci, Nilay, Karadag, Mehmet, Saglam, Tarik, Cakan Celik, Yasemin, Demirci, Nebi Serkan, Demirelli, Fuat Hulusi |
| المصدر: | Journal of Palliative Care ; volume 37, issue 1, page 48-54 ; ISSN 0825-8597 2369-5293 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| الوصف: | Background Hospitalization is a stressful experience both for primary caregivers (PCs) and cancer patients alike. Although there is significant evidence that PCs of cancer patients can experience significant caregiver burden (CB), less is known about the relationships between PCs and patient symptom severity that influence CB. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, measures of the symptom severity were obtained from cancer patients. The PCs were assessed for CB. Associations between patients' symptoms and demographic characteristics and CB were investigated using multivariate analyses. Results: A total of 98 participants (patient-caregiver dyads) filled the questionnaires. According to the Zarit Burden Interview results, 65.3% of PCs had a high CB. Pain, tiredness, nausea, depression, drowsiness, well-being, and dyspnea had significantly higher mean values in those with high CB (p < .05). Financial difficulties, first-degree relationships with the patient, higher anxiety levels, and more pronounced tiredness appear to be the variables most predictive with high CB. Conclusion: In conclusion, the present study showed CB of PCs among a group of hospitalized incurable cancer patients. PCs of more symptomatic cancer patients had a higher CB, according to our findings. This emphasized the significance of palliative care. Appropriate guidance should be provided for the psychostress caused by the CB. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1177/08258597211045780 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1177/08258597211045780 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08258597211045780 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/08258597211045780 |
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| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.3E965798 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1177/08258597211045780 |
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