TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiver Burden, Psychological Distress and Quality of Life among Informal Caregivers of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
T2 - A Longitudinal Study
AU - Van Hof, K.S.
AU - Hoesseini, A.
AU - Dorr, M.C.
AU - Verdonck-de Leeuw, I.M.
AU - Jansen, F.
AU - Leemans, C.R.
AU - Takes, R.P.
AU - Terhaard, C.H.J.
AU - Baatenburg de Jong, R.J.
AU - Sewnaik, A.
AU - Offerman, M.P.J.
N1 - Funding Information: This research used data from The Netherlands Quality of life and Biomedical Cohort study in head and neck cancer (NET-QUBIC) project funded by the Dutch Cancer Society, Grant/Award Number: VU 2013–593. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/12/1
Y1 - 2022/12/1
N2 - (1) Background: The aim of this study was to investigate caregiver burden among informal caregivers of head and neck cancer patients, in relation to distress and quality of life (QoL), and the relationship between informal caregivers and patients.(2) Methods: Data of 234 dyads from the multicenter prospective cohort study Netherlands Quality of life and Biomedical Cohort studies in cancer was used. Caregiver burden, psychological distress, global QoL, physical and social functioning were measured from baseline until 24 months after treatment. (4) Conclusions: This prospective cohort study shows the high burden of caring for HNC patients, the impact of this burden and the interaction between caregiver and patient. We suggest that healthcare professionals include caregivers in counseling and support.
AB - (1) Background: The aim of this study was to investigate caregiver burden among informal caregivers of head and neck cancer patients, in relation to distress and quality of life (QoL), and the relationship between informal caregivers and patients.(2) Methods: Data of 234 dyads from the multicenter prospective cohort study Netherlands Quality of life and Biomedical Cohort studies in cancer was used. Caregiver burden, psychological distress, global QoL, physical and social functioning were measured from baseline until 24 months after treatment. (4) Conclusions: This prospective cohort study shows the high burden of caring for HNC patients, the impact of this burden and the interaction between caregiver and patient. We suggest that healthcare professionals include caregivers in counseling and support.
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Caregivers/psychology
KW - Head and Neck Neoplasms
KW - Humans
KW - Longitudinal Studies
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Psychological Distress
KW - Quality of Life/psychology
KW - caregiver burden
KW - informal caregivers
KW - patient reported outcome measures
KW - quality of life
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36498377
U2 - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316304
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316304
M3 - Article
C2 - 36498377
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
IS - 23
M1 - 16304
ER -
