ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2021
The Relationship between Cancer Caregiver Burden and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Connectedness.
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- Exploring the anxiety, depression and perceived burden in advanced cancer: A longitudinal view on patients and caregivers.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
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- Exploring the role of perceived social support, and spiritual well-being in predicting the family Caregiving burden among the parents of disabled children.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Factors which influence social connection among cancer caregivers: an exploratory, interview study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Moderation Effects of Daily Behavior on Associations Between Symptoms and Social Participation Outcomes After Burn Injury: A 6-Month Digital Phenotyping Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Geographical location as a determinant of caregiver burden: a rural-urban analysis of the informal caregiving, health, and healthcare survey in Ghana.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Determinants of Depression in Caregivers of Geriatric Patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Social Connectedness and Perceived Stress Among Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- The role of social support among caregivers of people with cancer from Chinese and Arabic communities: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Caregiver burden and health-related quality of life: A study of informal caregivers of older adults in Ghana.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
The present study: (a) examined the extent of caregiver burden and psychological wellbeing and (b) tested whether social connectedness moderated the association between caregiver burden and psychological symptoms in caregivers of people with cancer. The cross-sectional survey study included 189 cancer caregivers (mean age = 36.19 years, standard deviation = 11.78; 80.4% female). Data were collected on caregiver burden, social connectedness, and depression and anxiety. Moderation analysis was conducted to examine the effect of social connectedness on the relationship between caregiver burden and depression and anxiety. Caregiver burden was positively associated with depression and anxiety symptoms. Controlling for significant demographic and caregiver characteristics, the moderation model showed as perceived social connectedness increased, the relationship between caregiver burden and depression decreased (β = -0.007, se = 0.004, 95% CI: -0.014, 0.000,
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