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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016

Informal caregivers of advanced-stage cancer patients: Every second is at risk for psychiatric morbidity.

T Rumpold, S Schur, M Amering, K Kirchheiner, E K Masel, H Watzke, B Schrank

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors.

T RumpoldDivision of Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. tamara.rumpold@meduniwien.ac.at.
S SchurDivision of Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
M AmeringDivision of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
K KirchheinerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
E K MaselDivision of Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
H WatzkeDivision of Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
B SchrankDepartment of Medical Education, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInformal caregivers of advanced cancer patients are known to suffer from high distress due to their caregiving responsibilities. Nevertheless, a comprehensive evaluation of psychiatric morbidity is often missing in clinical practice due to time resources, and mental health problems may be unnoticed in this population. A feasible approach is needed to identify caregivers at risk for psychiatric disorders to offer targeted interventions and enhance their well-being.

methodsThis cross-sectional, multi-institutional study screened 345 caregivers of advanced cancer patients for psychiatric disorders (i.e., depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and alcohol abuse/dependence) and assessed factors potentially associated with mental health diagnoses (including socio-demographic factors, burden, hope, caring-related quality of life, and coping preferences).

resultsOverall, almost 52 % of participants had one or more suspected psychiatric disorders, with anxiety being the most prevalent. Perceived hope, higher burden, and more emotion-oriented coping were associated with psychiatric morbidity in this sample. Spouses and parents showed significantly more symptoms of psychiatric disorders than other relatives.

conclusionsThis study confirms the high risk of informal caregivers of advanced cancer patients to develop psychiatric disorders and suggests a practically feasible approach to identify at risk caregivers to offer support.

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Cost of IllnessMood DisordersNeoplasmsQuality of LifeStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAgedAustraliaCaregiversCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedBurdenCancerCaregiverMental healthPalliative carePsychiatric morbidity

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PMID26476628

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