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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2025

Frequency and predictors of caregiver burden among patients with cancer receiving palliative cancer treatment.

Juan Luis Torres-Tenor, Elsa Bernal-Hertfelder, Ana Pertejo-Fernández, Jorge Luis Ramón-Patiño, Andrés Redondo, Alberto Alonso-Babarro, Eduardo Bruera

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Article in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Juan Luis Torres-TenorDepartment of Palliative Care, La Paz Hospital, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain. torrestenor@yahoo.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7471-1325
Elsa Bernal-HertfelderDepartment of Medical Oncology, Infanta Cristina Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Ana Pertejo-FernándezDepartment of Medical Oncology, La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Jorge Luis Ramón-PatiñoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Andrés RedondoDepartment of Medical Oncology, La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Alberto Alonso-BabarroDepartment of Palliative Care, La Paz Hospital, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain.
Eduardo BrueraDepartment of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer, Houston, TX, USA.

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Abstract

purposeAssess the frequency of caregiver burden among patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative anticancer treatment. Compare characteristics of those who show caregiver burden versus those who do not. METHODS/PATIENTS: This is a cross-sectional study in two university hospital oncology departments. Caregivers completed the Reduced Zarit Burden Interview and Emotional Distress Thermometer. Data were analyzed to identify factors associated with caregiver burden.

results79 informal primary caregivers participated, mostly women (65%, N = 51), middle-aged (median 57, SD = 9), employed (54%), and spouses (58%, N = 46). Most had medium economic status (70%, N = 55), no other dependents (51%, N = 40), support from other caregivers (56%, N = 44), and good self-rated health (82%, N = 65). Caregiver burden affected 61% (N = 48), more often women (p = 0.049), those with high stress (p = 0.001), and when more people were involved in patient care (p = 0.048).

conclusionsCaregiver burden is common in informal primary caregivers of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative treatment, especially in highly stressed women.

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Caregiver BurdenCaregiversCost of IllnessNeoplasmsPalliative CareAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedStress, PsychologicalAdvanced cancerCaregiver burdenEmotional distressOncology caregivingPalliative careRisk factors

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