Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021
Resilience, preparedness, and distress among family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer.
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- Correlates of preparedness for caregiving of poststroke patients: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of a smartphone-based educational intervention on the supportive care needs of family caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Which resilience-related factors are important for anxiety, depression, and stress in cancer caregivers?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of emotion regulation therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy to address distress in cancer caregivers.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2026Trial
- Effect of grief counseling on psychological distress and negative emotions among family members of patients with terminal tumors.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Advance Care Planning for Children With Rare Diseases: A Pilot RCT.Pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Effect of virtual reality-based education on death literacy and health among family caregivers: an experimental study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Resilience and comfort with advance care planning among adult outpatients with congenital heart disease.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2026Article
- Resilience as an indirect pathway linking depressive symptoms and quality of life among family caregivers of hospitalized lung cancer patients in Northern Vietnam.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- Latent Profile Analysis of Families Relocation Stress Prior to Transfer Out of Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit Patients.Acta Cardiologica Sinica · 2026Article
- Psychometric validation of the Danish cancer caregiver roles and responsibilities scale.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Psychometric Validation of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale in a Population-Based Sample.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Clinical Education: Evaluating Depression in Patient Request for Termination of Medical Care.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Review
- The relationship between symptom severity of palliative care patients and caregiver readiness and strain levels.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Burden of Care: Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Cancer Caregivers in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cancer management and research · 2026Article
- Preparing for home death in rural areas - the experience of family caregivers providing palliative cancer care.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
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- Exploring the Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship Between Caregiver Contribution and Resilience in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The communication of a high-grade glioma diagnosis- patients' reflections and perspectives based on a study-specific questionnaire.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- Resilience and its association with caregiving and psychosocial factors among lung cancer caregivers in Vietnam.European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveResilience has been proposed as a primary factor in how many family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer are able to resist psychological strain and perform effectively in the role while bearing a high load of caregiving tasks. To evaluate this hypothesis, we examined whether self-perceived resilience is associated with distress (anxiety and depressive symptoms), caregiver preparedness, and readiness for surrogate decision-making among a racially diverse sample of family caregivers of patients with newly diagnosed advanced cancer.
methodsSecondary analysis of baseline data from two small-scale, pilot clinical trials that both recruited family caregivers of patients with newly diagnosed advanced cancer. Using multivariable linear regression, we analyzed relationships of resilience as a predictor of mood, caregiving preparedness, and readiness for surrogate decision-making, controlling for sociodemographics.
resultsCaregiver participants (N = 112) were mean 56 years of age and mostly female (76%), the patient's spouse/partner (52%), and White (56%) or African-American/Black (43%). After controlling for demographics, standardized results indicated that higher resilience was relevantly associated with higher caregiver preparedness (beta = .46, p < .001), higher readiness for surrogate decision-making (beta = .20, p < .05) and lower anxiety (beta = - .19, p < .05), and depressive symptoms (beta = - .20, p < .05).
conclusionsThese results suggest that resilience may be critical to caregivers' abilities to manage stress, be effective sources of support to patients, and feel ready to make future medical decisions on behalf of patients. Future work should explore and clinicians should consider whether resilience can be enhanced in cancer caregivers to optimize their well-being and ability to perform in the caregiving and surrogate decision-making roles.
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