title: Cancer patients caregivers comfort.
abstract: Cross-sectional study, carried out at the outpatient clinic of an oncology hospital. Data were collected from 88 caregivers of cancer patients using the Caregiver General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) to assess the caregivers' comfort. The caregivers' GCQ score mean was 203.9; better comfort scores was associated with age, care time and current occupation; positive aspects of comfort were related to the fact that caregivers felt loved, to patients' physical and environmental comfort and to caregivers' spirituality. 203.9; better comfort scores were associated with age of the caregiver and current occupation; positive aspects of comfort were related to the fact that caregivers felt loved, to patients' physical and environmental comfort and to caregivers' spirituality. Caregivers, who didn't have a paid job or leisure's activities showed a worse GCQ. The GCQ scale can help to identify factors that interfere in caregivers' comfort, as well as needs that can be modified through health professionals' interventions.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, danilamino@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Araújo Lamino
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, rturrini@usp.br.
authors.forename: Ruth Natalia Teresa
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Turrini
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Faculty, University of Akron, Akron, Estados Unidos.
authors.forename: Katharine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kolcaba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult