A review of family caregiving intervention trials in oncology

B Ferrell, E Wittenberg - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This article contains a review of literature published from 2010 to 2016 on family caregiving
in oncology. An analysis of 810 citations resulted in 50 randomized trials. These trials …

The cancer family caregiving experience: an updated and expanded conceptual model

BS Fletcher, C Miaskowski, B Given… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The decade from 2000 to 2010 was an era of tremendous growth in family
caregiving research specific to the cancer population. This research has implications for how …

Assessing health status in informal schizophrenia caregivers compared with health status in non-caregivers and caregivers of other conditions

S Gupta, G Isherwood, K Jones, K Van Impe - BMC psychiatry, 2015 - Springer
Background Research indicates schizophrenia is a cause of burden for patients and
caregivers. This study examined health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and comorbidities …

Impact of informal cancer caregiving across the cancer experience: A systematic literature review of quality of life

CY Ochoa, NB Lunsford, JL Smith - Palliative & supportive care, 2020 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveInformal caregiving may likely increase as the number of cancer survivors grows.
Caregiving responsibilities can impact caregivers' quality of life (QOL). Understanding the …

Informal caregiving for cancer patients

F Romito, G Goldzweig, C Cormio, M Hagedoorn… - Cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
According to the recent worldwide estimation by the GLOBOCAN project, in total, 12.7
million new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths occurred in 2008. The worldwide …

Understanding the experience of caregivers: a focus on transitions

K Blum, DW Sherman - Seminars in oncology nursing, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To review the current knowledge on the challenges and benefits of informal
family caregiving; and propose two conceptual frameworks for studying transitions common …

Caregiver symptom burden: the risk of caring for an underserved patient with advanced cancer

GR Palos, TR Mendoza, KP Liao, KO Anderson… - Cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The growing diversity of the population of the United States and the high
burden of cancer‐related symptoms reflect the need for caregiver research within …

Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer caregiver burden and potential sociocultural mediators

ATHR Fenton, KA Ornstein, P Dilworth-Anderson… - Supportive Care in …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Black and Hispanic cancer patients experience many worse care quality
and health outcomes than non-Hispanic White patients, yet less is known about disparities …

Quality of life of caregivers of older patients with advanced cancer

LA Kehoe, H Xu, P Duberstein, KP Loh… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the relationships between aging‐related domains captured by
geriatric assessment (GA) for older patients with advanced cancer and caregivers' emotional …

Family caregivers' burden: A hospital based study in 2010 among cancer patients from Delhi

S Lukhmana, SK Bhasin, P Chhabra… - Indian journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: A large number of patients with chronic diseases like, cancer are cared for in
homes by the family members in India. The vital role that these family members play as …