Factors influencing cancer patients' caregivers' burden and quality of life: An integrative review.

ABSTRACT: This integrative review assessed the factors influencing cancer patients' caregivers' burden and quality of life (QoL). Relevant studies were retrieved from five electronic databases and screened. After systematic screening by title, abstract, and full text, the review included 15 studies published between 2000 and 2022 and used an interpretive thematic synthesis design for analysis. Age (older), sex (male), high work requirements, relationships with patients, low-income levels, high subjective stress, patient dependency level, and trait anxiety were significantly associated with higher caregiver burden. Factors associated with the low QoL of caregivers were age (less than 35 years), caregiving role (more responsibility), relationship with patients (first-degree relative), low income, livi

SUBMITTER: Akter J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10643105 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature