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Trial reportJournal of geriatric oncology2014

Do age and quality of life of patients with cancer influence quality of life of the caregiver?

Varun Shahi, Maria I Lapid, Simon Kung, Pamela J Atherton, Jeff A Sloan, Matthew M Clark, Teresa A Rummans

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of geriatric oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04159363 (The Effectiveness of an Interactive Colorectal Cancer Self-Management Enhancement Smartphone-based Psychosocial Intervention Programme), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
13.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04159363 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of an Interactive Colorectal Cancer Self-Management Enhancement Smartphone-based Psychosocial Intervention Programme (iCanManage) on Outcomes of Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Family Caregivers

TypeinterventionalSponsorSingapore Cancer SocietyRan2020 to 2021Enrolled200ConditionsColorectal CancerArmsAn interactive Colorectal Cancer self-Management enhancement smartphone-based psychosocial intervention programme (iCanManage)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients in a Developing Nation.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022
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  17. Determinants of quality of life among family caregivers of adult cancer patients in a resource-limited setting.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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  19. Who will care for the caregiver? Distress and depression among spousal caregivers of older patients undergoing treatment for cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Varun ShahiMayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Maria I LapidDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address: lapid.maria@mayo.edu.
Simon KungDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Pamela J AthertonDivision of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Jeff A SloanDepartment of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Matthew M ClarkDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Teresa A RummansDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
WinnMed · USMayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · USMayo Clinic in Florida · US

Funding

Women's Cancer ProgramP30CA015083 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Felicity Enders · 1985 to 2026
$151.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA015083
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere are significant burdens associated with providing care for loved ones with cancer. However, caregiver quality of life (QOL) is often overlooked. With the increasing number of older adults with cancer, it is important to determine whether a patient's age and QOL have any association with the caregiver's QOL. The objective of our study was to describe caregiver QOL and explore whether patient age and other psychosocial factors impact caregiver QOL. MATERIALS AND

methodsBaseline information from patients with advanced cancer undergoing radiation and their caregivers, who were enrolled in a randomized, controlled clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a structured, multidisciplinary QOL intervention, was analyzed for this study. Caregivers completed the Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC) Scale. Both patients and caregivers completed the Linear Analogue Self-Assessment (LASA) to measure QOL, and Profile of Mood States (POMS) to measure mood states.

resultsOverall, 131 patient-caregiver pairs participated in the study. At baseline, caregivers of older adults (≥65years) had higher mental (P=0.01), emotional (P=0.003), spiritual (P<0.01), and social support (P=0.03) LASA QOL scores. Caregivers of older adults also had higher baseline QOL (CQOLC, P=0.003) and mood (POMS, P=0.04) than caregivers of younger adults. Caregivers of patients with higher LASA QOL scores had higher overall (P=0.02), mental (P=0.006), physical (P=0.02), emotional (P=0.002), and spiritual LASA QOL scores (P=0.047).

conclusionsCaregivers of older adults with advanced cancer demonstrated better QOL and fewer mood disturbances compared to caregivers of younger patients. When patients have good QOL, caregivers also had good QOL.

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Quality of LifeAdultAffectAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsCaregiversEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsSocial SupportSpiritualityInformal caregiverInterventionPsychosocialWell-being

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PMID24726867
PMCPMC4364547
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