Abstract
The prevalence and intensity of different caregiving burdens experienced by spousal caregivers and the association of these burdens with various patient illness and treatment-related conditions were examined in a sample of 295 married cancer patients and their spouses. The spousal caregivers were confronted with a wide range of burdens associated with their caregiving responsibilities. Objective, as compared to subjective, caregiver burdens were more strongly associated with patient disease and treatment-related conditions. Compared to husbands, wives experienced more burden and these burdens were more strongly associated with the various disease and treatment conditions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 511-516 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Annals of Oncology |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1991 |
Keywords
- Cancer treatment and caregiving
- Chronic disease
- Illness progression and caregiving
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology