ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018
A comparison of psychological well-being and quality of life between spouse and non-spouse caregivers in patients with head and neck cancer: a 6-month follow-up study.
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- Health and Well-Being Needs Among Head and Neck Cancer Caregivers - A Systematic Review.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology · 2023Pooled it
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- Partners of persons with severe swallowing dysfunction have significantly reduced mental health.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Caregiver Burden, Psychological Distress and Quality of Life among Informal Caregivers of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Emotional Self-Care: Exploring the Influencing Factors Among Individuals With Cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- The influence of family social support on quality of life of informal caregivers of cancer patients.Nursing open · 2021Article
- Assessment of anxiety and depression in patients with incidental pulmonary nodules and analysis of its related impact factors.Thoracic cancer · 2020Article
- Emotional disclosure and cognitive processing in couples coping with head and neck cancer.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Health-related quality of life in Malaysian gastrointestinal cancer patients and their family caregivers-a comparison study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Prevalence of cardiovascular disease and risk factors, quality of life, and health behaviors of cancer survivors and their spouses: findings from MEPS.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) may suffer from impaired psychological well-being and a decreased quality of life (QOL) related to the chronic burden of caring for patients' physical conditions and their mood changes. In this study, we aimed to compare the psychological well-being and QOL between spouse caregivers and non-spouse caregivers of patients with HNC over a 6-month follow-up period. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis study was conducted using a prospective design with consecutive sampling. We recruited study subjects from the outpatient combined treatment clinic of HNC at a medical center in Southern Taiwan. The Structured Clinical Interview for
resultsOf the 143 subjects that successfully completed the study, two-thirds of caregivers were spouses. During the 6-month follow-up period, spouse caregivers demonstrated significantly higher rates of depression diagnosis (
conclusionThe mental health of spouse caregivers of HNC patients was more severely affected than that of non-spouse caregivers during the observed 6-month follow-up period. Therefore, clinicians need to pay more attention to caregivers' psychological distress during patient care, especially for spouse caregivers.
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