The influence of end-of-life cancer care on caregivers.
The purpose of this secondary analysis was to glean from prospective data whether those caring for elderly family members recently diagnosed with cancer who ultimately died reported different caregiver depressive symptomatology and burden than caregivers of those who survived. Findings from interviews with 618 caregivers revealed that caregiver depressive symptomatology differed based on family members' survival status, and spousal caregivers experienced greater burden when a family member was near death than did non-spousal caregivers. Family member symptoms and limitations in daily living, as well as caregiver health status, age, and employment, were associated with caregiver depressive symptomatology and burden; however, these associations had no interaction with family member survival status.
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Ardith Z
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Department of Behavioral Nursing and Health System, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Charles W
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Gwen
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Sangchoon
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*