ArticleCancer nursing
Symptom Clusters and Influencing Factors in Family Caregivers of Individuals With Cancer.
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- Self-report of symptom cluster experiences in cancer patient-caregiver dyads.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Loneliness, psychological distress, and the moderating effect of positive aspects of caregiving among cancer caregivers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- Predictors of psychoneurological symptoms in cancer caregivers over time: Role of caregiving burden, stress, and patient symptoms.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Predictors of Unrelieved Symptoms in All of Us Research Program Participants With Chronic Conditions.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2022Article
- Exploring the relationship between loneliness, spirituality, and health-related quality of life in Hispanic cancer caregivers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for Nursing.JMIR nursing · 2022Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Thai Version of Supportive Care Needs Survey-Partners and Caregivers (T- SCNS-P&C) for Cholangiocarcinoma Caregivers.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundA symptom cluster is a group of 2 or more symptoms that occur together and are related to each other. Although family caregivers of individuals with cancer experience multiple concurrent symptoms, the majority of symptom research has focused on assessing and managing individual, isolated symptoms.
objectiveThe study purpose was to investigate symptom clusters in cancer caregivers and to explore factors that influence symptom clusters.
methodsCluster analysis was performed using cross-sectional survey data from 129 family caregivers of individuals receiving cancer treatment at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) measures of 5 common symptoms in caregivers (fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety, impaired cognition) were used to identify symptom clusters.
resultsTwo symptom cluster groups were identified: low symptom burden (n = 106, 82.2%) and high symptom burden (n = 23, 17.8%). Individuals who reported higher levels of caregiving burden (impact on health subscale) (β = 1.31, P = .005) and loneliness (β = 0.18, P = .024) were significantly more likely to be in the high symptom burden group.
conclusionsThis study provides evidence that 5 key symptoms among cancer caregivers appear to cluster into 2 groups, those with low symptom burden and those with high symptom burden. Caregiving burden (impact of health) and loneliness were significant factors differentiating symptom cluster membership. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Identifying symptom clusters may lead to better prevention and treatment strategies that target symptoms in cancer caregivers. Identifying factors that place a group at high risk of symptom burden can be used to guide individualized and tailored interventions.
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