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ArticleBMC palliative care2021

Caregiver burden among family caregivers of incurable cancer patients in two eastern Mediterranean countries.

Samy A Alsirafy, Radfan Nagy, Amneh D Hassan, Radwa Fawzy, Ahmad A M Abdelhafeez, Marahim O Husein, Mohammed A Almashiakhi, Saad H Alabdullateef, Saeed A Alghamdi, Ashraf M Elyamany

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Article in BMC palliative care, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Samy A AlsirafyPalliative Care Unit, Hemato-Oncology Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. s.alsirafy@ksmc.med.sa.
Radfan NagyOncology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Amneh D HassanPalliative Care Unit, Hemato-Oncology Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Radwa FawzyOncology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmad A M AbdelhafeezOncology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Marahim O HuseinOncology Unit, Hemato-Oncology Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A AlmashiakhiOncology Unit, Hemato-Oncology Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saad H AlabdullateefPalliative Care Unit, Hemato-Oncology Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saeed A AlghamdiOncology Unit, Hemato-Oncology Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ashraf M ElyamanyOncology Unit, Hemato-Oncology Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud Medical City · SACairo University · EGAssiut University · EGNew Cross Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough family caregivers (FCs) play an important role in the care provided to incurable cancer patients in our region, little is known about the burden they experience. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of caregiver burden (CB) among FCs of incurable cancer patients in two Eastern Mediterranean countries and to identify factors that may be associated with significant CB.

methodsThe study included 218 FCs, 165 from Egypt and 53 from Saudi Arabia. The 22-item Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-22) was used to assess caregiver burden CB. Significant CB was defined as a ZBI-22 score ≥ 21. The assistance with basic ADLs was classified into 3 levels according to FCs' assistance with early/middle/late-loss basic ADLs. The relationship between CB and the assistance with ADLs and other factors was studied.

resultsThe mean (SD) ZBI-22 score among FCs was 23.4 (9.3) and the majority (128/218, 59%) had significant CB. Eighty-nine percent of FCs assisted with at least one basic ADL. Assistance with late-loss basic ADLs, best supportive care treatment plan and poorer performance status were associated with higher CB (p < 0.0001, =0.018 and = 0.005). However, in logistic regression analysis, only assistance with late-loss ADLs was independently associated with significant CB (OR = 3.4 [95%CI:1.2-9.7], p = 0.024).

conclusionA substantial proportion of FCs of incurable cancer patients in our region experience significant CB. Family caregivers assisting with late-loss basic ADLs are at risk of significant CB and should be routinely screened for CB.

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CaregiversNeoplasmsActivities of Daily LivingCaregiver BurdenHumansSaudi ArabiaActivities of daily livingCaregiver burdenEastern MediterraneanEgyptFamily caregiversIncurable cancerPalliative careSaudi Arabia

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