“…In a systematic review examining psychological functioning in HNC caregivers, caregivers were shown to experience significant anxiety and were especially susceptible to distress 6 months after treatment (Longacre, Ridge, Burtness, Galloway, & Fang, 2012). Recent studies have examined caregiver adjustment further, finding that caregivers have higher recurrence fears (Hodges & Humphris, 2009), worse illness outlook (Richardson, Morton, & Broadbent, 2015), and more post-traumatic stress disorder (Posluszny et al, 2015) compared to patients. Research has identified some HNC caregivers at risk for poor outcomes, including those caring for patients with more needs (Chen et al, 2009) or worse symptoms during treatment (Badr, Gupta, Sikora, & Posner, 2014).…”