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ArticlePsycho-oncology2022

Impact of the family communication environment on burden and clinical communication in blood cancer caregiving.

Gemme Campbell-Salome, Carla L Fisher, Kevin B Wright, Greg Lincoln, Allison J Applebaum, Maria Sae-Hau, Elisa S Weiss, Carma L Bylund

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Article in Psycho-oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Gemme Campbell-SalomeCollege of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1377-5705
Carla L FisherCollege of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Kevin B WrightDepartment of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
Greg LincolnP.K. Younge Developmental Research School, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Allison J ApplebaumDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2140-5635
Maria Sae-HauThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, New York, USA.
Elisa S WeissThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rye Brook, New York, USA.
Carma L BylundHealth Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
University of Florida · USLeukemia and Lymphoma Society · USGeorge Mason University · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USUniversity of Florida Health · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe examined the effects of the family communication environment (conversation orientation) on adult child caregivers' burden and clinical interactions and if the effects are mediated by openness to communicate about cancer, avoidant cancer communication, and social support (SS).

methodCaregivers of a parent diagnosed with a blood cancer (N = 121) completed an online survey of validated measures of conversation orientation (i.e., the extent to which families openly communicate), SS, cancer openness, avoidance, caregiver burden, clinical communication skills, and quality of clinical interactions (QCI).

resultsConversation orientation had significant indirect effects on caregiver burden, mediated by SS (β = -0.11, p < 0.001), as well as cancer openness and avoidance (β = -0.07, p < 0.001). Conversation orientation also had significant indirect effects on caregivers' communication skills with a parent's clinician, mediated by avoidance (β = 0.08, p < 0.01) and SS (β = 0.06, p < 0.001). Finally, conversation orientation had significant indirect effects on caregivers' QCI mediated by avoidance (β = 0.71, p < 0.05).

conclusionsAdult child caregivers whose families communicate more openly exhibit less caregiver burden and report better clinical interaction skills and perceived quality of the clinical interaction. Avoidance emerged as a key mediating factor. Caregivers from less open communication environments may benefit from interventions that help them navigate challenging but critical caregiving conversations.

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Caregiver BurdenCommunicationHematologic NeoplasmsInterpersonal RelationsAdultAdult ChildrenCaregiversFamilyHumansSocial SupportSurveys and Questionnairesblood cancercancercaregiver burdencaregivingclinical communicationfamily communicationhematologic malignancyoncologyopennesssocial support

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