Assessment of caregivers' strain during radiation therapy of head-and-neck cancer patients: An institutional report using modified caregivers' strain index scale

Manir, Kazi Sazzad; Ghosh, Sourav

doi:10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_159_18

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“…3,4 In the present study, caregivers were predominantly males 55.56%. This is similar to findings of the studies by Unnikrishnan et al and Kazi et al 4,5 In the present study, majority of the care givers (37.15%) were related to the patient as spouse. The findings were similar to studies done by Vahidi et al, Lukhmana et al and Kulkarni et al where it was 38.16%, 38.03% and 33.5% respectively.…”

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Burden among family caregivers of breast cancer patients in north coastal Andhra Pradesh: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Kajana

Katta

Bhimarasetty

2020

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: A large number of patients with chronic diseases like cancer are cared for in homes by the family members. The vital role that these family members play as “caregivers” is well recognized. However, the burden on them is poorly understood. The objective of the study was to assess the caregiving burden among family caregivers of breast cancer patients and to explore the factors associated with high levels of caregiving burden among family members of breast cancer patients.Methods: A cross-sectional, hospital based study was conducted in a tertiary health care setting in Visakhapatnam A total of 45 primary caregivers who were accompanying the breast cancer patients to the Government Hospital were interviewed using Zarit burden interview. The socio demographic variables of the care givers like age, gender, occupation, income, relation with the patient were also obtained. Informed consent was obtained from the caregiver. Data analysis: Data was entered in the MS Excel spread sheet and it was analysed using SPSS software version 21.0.Results: The study population consisted of 26 (57.7%) males and 19 (42.3%) female caregivers. Very few 4 (9%) caregivers reported with no or mild burden during care giving. Majority 18 (40%) of the caregivers reported with mild to moderate burden, whereas 18 (40%) of the caregivers reported with moderate to severe burden. Few 5 (11%) reported with severe burden. Financial factors and uncertainty regarding the illness of the patient are associated with more burden.Conclusions: There is high burden among caregivers of cancer patients which should be addressed.

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“…No significant association was observed between the various socio demographic variables and burden score. The findings was similar to a study done by Kazi et al 5…”

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Burden among family caregivers of breast cancer patients in north coastal Andhra Pradesh: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Kajana

Katta

Bhimarasetty

2020

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…[ 45 ] In their study, Kazi and Ghosh found that among the caregivers of the patients diagnosed with head-and-neck cancer receiving radiation therapy, 58.3% experienced physical strain, and 95.8% experienced economic strain. [ 46 ] Bicer and Ozcebe compared the caregivers of cancer patients to the control group and reported that 42% of the caregivers experienced caregiver strain due to the cases such as psychological changes, changes in schedules, and personal plans as well as sleep disorders. [ 47 ]…”

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Identification of Psychological and Social Problems in Caregivers of Individuals Diagnosed with Hematologic Malignancy

Karacan

Akkuş

Özçelik

et al. 2021

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Objective: Caring for patients with hematological malignancy could lead to many problems in different aspects regarding the lives of caregivers. However, there is limited data on the emotional and social problems of caregivers, who deal with patients of hematological malignancy. The aim of this study is to determine the emotional and social problems in caregivers of individuals diagnosed with hematological malignancy. Methods: The study was carried out descriptively to identify the emotional and social problems in the relatives of the patients diagnosed with hematological malignancy as their caregivers, as well as the factors affecting these problems. The data of the study were collected with the Introductory Information Form and Identification of Emotional and Social Problems Form that were administered to the relatives of the patients. The data were evaluated by using Spearman's Rho correlation analysis and the Logit analysis in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software. Results: Among the caregivers, 59.8% were in the age group of 30–51 years, and 66.2% were female. Of the caregivers, 70.1% had difficulty in fulfilling their responsibilities. Spiritual distress had the highest score among the emotional problems, and experiencing caregiver strain had the highest score among the social problems. In the Logit model, the changes in the professional life was the variable that affects the emotional and social problems the most and significantly. In addition, emotional problems were affected by the financial problems at a statistically significant level. Conclusions: In this study, it is suggested that the caregivers should be provided with certain conveniences in their professional lives based on the fact that the problem, which affected emotional and social problems the most, is the change in the professional life; it is recommended that further studies should be carried out on the caregivers.

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“…High MCSI scores were a reflection of increased caregiver strain. Based on the final score, the caregiving strain was classified as low (0-8), moderate (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18) and high (19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26). [12] In this study, the moderate and high strain categories were grouped for comparison with the low strain category.…”

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Caregiving strain is associated with cardiac autonomic imbalance in primary oncology caregivers: A cross-sectional analytical study

Pant

Rajalakshmi

Dubashi

et al. 2022

IJPP

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Objectives: Oncology caregivers often endure a significant amount of psychosocial stress while going through the experience of caregiving for their dependents. Exposure to chronic stress disrupts the cardiac autonomic balance and increases the risk of cardiovascular events. There is a paucity of research on the association between caregiving strain and cardiac autonomic status of primary oncology caregivers. This study aimed to assess the cardiac autonomic balance and its association with the levels of perceived strain and quality of life (QOL) of primary oncology caregivers. Materials and Methods: Forty-six individuals (30 males and 16 females) who have been primary caregivers of patients under the treatment for cancer at the Regional Cancer Centre over the past 3 months–1 year were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Cardiac autonomic status was assessed by heart rate variability (HRV) technique. The level of strain perceived and QOL of the study participants were assessed using the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) and Caregiver QOL-Cancer (CQOL-C) questionnaires, respectively. Comparison of study parameters based on MCSI scores (low strain vs. moderate-high strain) was done using the Independent Student’s t-test. Spearman rank correlation coefficient test was performed to assess the correlation between sympathovagal balance (Low frequency [LF]/high frequency [HF]) and other study parameters. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to predict the LF/HF ratio with independent variables MCSI score and CQOL-C score. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Significantly high blood pressure, LF power, LF nu (LF normalised units) and LF/HF ratio were observed among caregivers with moderate-to-high caregiving strain as compared to those with low strain levels, while significantly low HF nu (HF normalised units) and CQOL-C scores were noted among the moderate-to-high caregiving strain subgroup as compared to the low caregiving strain subgroup. LF/HF ratio revealed a significant positive correlation with the level of caregiving strain (r = 0.563, P < 0.001) and a significant negative correlation with the QOL (r = −0.489, P = 0.001) of caregivers. However, on regression analysis, the level of caregiving strain was found to be a significant predictor of autonomic dysfunction unlike the caregivers’ QOL. Conclusion: Increased caregiving strain is associated with cardiac autonomic imbalance in primary oncology caregivers.

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Assessment of caregivers' strain during radiation therapy of head-and-neck cancer patients: An institutional report using modified caregivers' strain index scale

Cited by 4 publications

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Burden among family caregivers of breast cancer patients in north coastal Andhra Pradesh: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Burden among family caregivers of breast cancer patients in north coastal Andhra Pradesh: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Identification of Psychological and Social Problems in Caregivers of Individuals Diagnosed with Hematologic Malignancy

Caregiving strain is associated with cardiac autonomic imbalance in primary oncology caregivers: A cross-sectional analytical study

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