Observational studyCancer2017
Depressive symptoms predict cancer caregivers' physical health decline.
Observational study in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Symptom management interventions influence unscheduled health services use among cancer survivors and caregivers.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Trial
- Study protocol for a pilot randomized trial building resiliency among caregivers of cancer curvivors and metavivors.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Experiences of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis-related complex care needs and their caregivers.Gynecologic oncology · 2024Article
- Cross-sectional survey of patients, caregivers, and physicians on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases.Neuro-oncology practice · 2021Article
- Psychological Distress in Bereaved Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2021Article
- Stress reduction strategies in breast cancer: review of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic based strategies.Seminars in immunopathology · 2020Review
- Current Advances in Palliative & Hospice Care: Problems and Needs of Relatives and Family Caregivers During Palliative and Hospice Care-An Overview of Current Literature.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Only the Lonely: Expression of Proinflammatory Genes Through Family Cancer Caregiving Experiences.Psychosomatic medicineArticle
- Comparison of Healthcare Utilization Between Informal Caregivers and Non-Caregivers: An Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey.Journal of aging and healthArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundCancer caregiving has been associated with worsening health among caregivers themselves, yet demographic and psychosocial predictors of their long-term health decline are less known. This study examines changes in caregivers' physical health 2 to 8 years after their family members' cancer diagnosis and prospective predictors of that change.
methodsCaregivers (n = 664; mean age, 53.2 years) participated in a nationwide study at 2 (T1), 5 (T2), and 8 (T3) years after their family members' cancer diagnosis. Physical health (12-item Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey Physical Component Scale) was assessed T1 through T3 as outcome. Predictors were self-reported at T1, including caregiver demographics (age, sex, education, income, relationship to patient, and employment status), patient cancer severity (from medical records), and caregiver psychosocial factors (caregiving stress, caregiving esteem, social support, and depressive symptoms). Latent growth modeling tested predictors of caregivers' initial physical health and their physical health change across time.
resultsAt T1, caregivers reported slightly better physical health than the US population (M = 51.22, P = .002), which declined over the following 6 years (M
conclusionFindings highlight the unique contribution of caregivers' depressive symptoms to their physical health decline. Assessing and addressing depressive symptoms among caregivers early in the cancer survivorship trajectory may help to prevent premature health decline among this important yet vulnerable population. Cancer 2017;123:4277-4285. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
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