Caregiver burden: An increasing problem related to an aging cancer population

Leontien Jansen; Stephanie Dauphin; Tine De Burghgraeve; Birgitte Schoenmakers; Frank Buntinx; Marjan van den Akker

doi:10.1177/1359105319893019

Caregiver burden: An increasing problem related to an aging cancer population

Leontien Jansen^*, Stephanie Dauphin, Tine De Burghgraeve, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Frank Buntinx, Marjan van den Akker

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This prospective cohort study identified risk factors for the development of caregiver burden and included older cancer survivors, middle-aged cancer survivors, older patients without cancer and their caregivers. Overall, more than 16 per cent of caregivers experienced high-to-severe burden at baseline. This proportion remained stable after 1 and 3 years. Caregivers who experienced increased caregiver burden at baseline were at higher risk maintaining their caregiver burden over the following years. Caregiver burden was not related to the cancer diagnosis but rather to the baseline psychosocial well-being of both the caregiver and patient and the physical condition of the patient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1833-1849
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	26
Issue number	11
Early online date	9 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105319893019
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2021

Keywords

cancer
family
older person
risk factors
well-being
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
GENDER-DIFFERENCES
OLDER-ADULTS
INFORMAL CAREGIVERS
DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS
FAMILY CAREGIVERS
HEALTH
LONELINESS
INTERVIEW
DEMENTIA

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