Observational studyHealth communication2021
Communication between Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers: Relationship with Caregiver Burden and Preparedness for Caregiving.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Dyadic Coping and Illness Uncertainty in Cancer Patient-Caregiver Dyads: Interactive Mechanisms, Heterogeneity, and Integrated Intervention Directions-A Narrative Review (2021-2025).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Bibliometric analysis of oncology communication from 1976 to 2025: a focus on narrative medicine.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Review
- It's all about the relationship: The caregiver experience of supporting a person with advanced cancer going through an LSD microdosing trial.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
- "The sky on our shoulders": a qualitative study of family caregivers' psychosocial experiences and unmet palliative care needs in advanced lung cancer.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Analysis of dyadic coping patterns and influencing factors among patients with chronic heart failure and their primary caregivers based on latent profile analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Associations of Critical Relationships With Distress and Burden in Caregivers of Patients With Brain Tumor.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Attachment Styles as Protective and Amplifying Factors in Caregiver Psychological Distress: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Oncology and Chronic Disease Caregiving.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Stressors Disclosed on Reddit by Caregivers of Older Adults and Social Support Received: Content Analysis.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Questions older people and caregivers ask about kidney therapies: A computer-assisted analysis.Patient education and counseling · 2025Article
- Preparedness for caregiving among caregivers of breast cancer patients and its association with health literacy and caregiving competence.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Reconsidering autonomy: Asian Americans' use of relational autonomy in organ donation decisions.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Hope mediates the association between anxiety and caregivers' preparedness in schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- The Role of Perceived Social Support on Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Care Burden Levels of Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Example.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Reconsidering Autonomy: Asian Americans' Use of Relational Autonomy in Organ Donation Decisions.Research square · 2024Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Treatment Satisfaction of Patients with Malignant IDH Wild-Type Gliomas and Their Caregivers.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of interventions addressing caregiver distress and burden among cancer caregivers.PEC innovation · 2023Review
- Re-imagining metastatic breast cancer care delivery: a patient-partnered qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
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Abstract
Cancer impacts spouse caregivers, especially when couples engage in dyadic coping around the cancer. Communication is a key factor in this process. Our goals were to describe cancer-related communication between advanced cancer patients and their spouse caregivers, and to describe how dyadic communication patterns are related to caregivers' reported burden and preparedness for caregiving. Caregivers completed measures of caregiver burden and preparedness for caregiving. Then, the patient and caregiver were asked to interact with each other in two structured discussions: a neutral discussion and a problem discussion focused on cancer. Discussions were coded using the Rapid Marital Interaction Coding System (RMICS2). Caregivers reported moderate levels of preparation and burden. Greater caregiver hostility communication predicted higher levels of caregiver burden, whereas greater caregiver dysphoric affect communication predicted lower levels of caregiver burden. Whereas positivity was more common than hostility in couples' communication, patient hostility was a significant predictor of caregiver preparedness. Patient neutral constructive problem discussion was also associated with increased caregiver preparedness. Caregiver outcomes are an understudied component to dyadic cancer research. Our paper describes observational data on cancer-related communication between caregivers and advanced cancer patients and communication's influence on caregiver outcomes. This work provides the foundation for future evidence-based communication interventions that may influence both patient and caregiver outcomes.
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