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Unexpected changes and associated factors of care burden among caregivers of cancer patients one year after COVID-19 outbreak

PURPOSE: The study aimed to evaluate the changes in the care burden and quality of life of caregivers of cancer patients and correlates of care burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used the census sampling technique with 260 cancer patients and their caregivers du...

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Autores principales: Mirhosseini, Seyedmohammad, Ameri, Malihe, Baraniak, Amy, Grimwood, Samuel, Basirinezhad, Mohammad Hasan, Ebrahimi, Hossein
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10568322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37842576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20504
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author Mirhosseini, Seyedmohammad
Ameri, Malihe
Baraniak, Amy
Grimwood, Samuel
Basirinezhad, Mohammad Hasan
Ebrahimi, Hossein
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Ameri, Malihe
Baraniak, Amy
Grimwood, Samuel
Basirinezhad, Mohammad Hasan
Ebrahimi, Hossein
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description PURPOSE: The study aimed to evaluate the changes in the care burden and quality of life of caregivers of cancer patients and correlates of care burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used the census sampling technique with 260 cancer patients and their caregivers during January to March 2020 in northeast Iran. Data collection tools included the Novak and Guest Care Burden Scale, the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Scale (DASS-21). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (independent t-test and multiple linear regression analysis). RESULTS: Baseline scores of care burden and quality of life in caregivers suggested mild to moderate care burden and a reasonable quality of life and moderate levels of stress, anxiety, and depression in patients. The post-outbreak mean scores of care burden and quality of life significantly decreased and increased, respectively (p < .001). Regression analysis showed that 39.3% of the changes in the care burden score during the pandemic could be predicted by studied variables. In exchange for increasing the quality-of-life score and daily care hours, the care burden score decreases and increases. The burden of care in caregivers was also related to the type of cancer. Care burden in the caregivers of patients with breast and neurological malignancies was lower than the caregivers of patients with gastrointestinal cancer (p < .05). CONCLUSION: Despite the results obtained, supportive and educational interventions are needed to reduce the caregiver burden and improve the quality of life of caregivers and measure its impact on levels of psychological distress in their patients clinically.
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spelling pubmed-105683222023-10-13 Unexpected changes and associated factors of care burden among caregivers of cancer patients one year after COVID-19 outbreak Mirhosseini, Seyedmohammad Ameri, Malihe Baraniak, Amy Grimwood, Samuel Basirinezhad, Mohammad Hasan Ebrahimi, Hossein Heliyon Research Article PURPOSE: The study aimed to evaluate the changes in the care burden and quality of life of caregivers of cancer patients and correlates of care burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used the census sampling technique with 260 cancer patients and their caregivers during January to March 2020 in northeast Iran. Data collection tools included the Novak and Guest Care Burden Scale, the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Scale (DASS-21). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (independent t-test and multiple linear regression analysis). RESULTS: Baseline scores of care burden and quality of life in caregivers suggested mild to moderate care burden and a reasonable quality of life and moderate levels of stress, anxiety, and depression in patients. The post-outbreak mean scores of care burden and quality of life significantly decreased and increased, respectively (p < .001). Regression analysis showed that 39.3% of the changes in the care burden score during the pandemic could be predicted by studied variables. In exchange for increasing the quality-of-life score and daily care hours, the care burden score decreases and increases. The burden of care in caregivers was also related to the type of cancer. Care burden in the caregivers of patients with breast and neurological malignancies was lower than the caregivers of patients with gastrointestinal cancer (p < .05). CONCLUSION: Despite the results obtained, supportive and educational interventions are needed to reduce the caregiver burden and improve the quality of life of caregivers and measure its impact on levels of psychological distress in their patients clinically. Elsevier 2023-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10568322/ /pubmed/37842576 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20504 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Baraniak, Amy
Grimwood, Samuel
Basirinezhad, Mohammad Hasan
Ebrahimi, Hossein
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title Unexpected changes and associated factors of care burden among caregivers of cancer patients one year after COVID-19 outbreak
title_full Unexpected changes and associated factors of care burden among caregivers of cancer patients one year after COVID-19 outbreak
title_fullStr Unexpected changes and associated factors of care burden among caregivers of cancer patients one year after COVID-19 outbreak
title_full_unstemmed Unexpected changes and associated factors of care burden among caregivers of cancer patients one year after COVID-19 outbreak
title_short Unexpected changes and associated factors of care burden among caregivers of cancer patients one year after COVID-19 outbreak
title_sort unexpected changes and associated factors of care burden among caregivers of cancer patients one year after covid-19 outbreak
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10568322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37842576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20504
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