"Faith and a sunny day": Association of patient frailty with strain experienced by informal caregivers of older adults with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Few studies have evaluated the potential effects of aging-related conditions like frailty in older adults with cancer on informal caregivers. Our objective was to evaluate the association between the sum total of the aging-related conditions of older adults with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and the strain reported by their informal caregivers.

Materials and methods

We conducted an explanatory sequential mixed methods cross-sectional survey study that recruited 81 dyads of older adults with NMIBC (age ≥ 65 at diagnosis) and their informal caregivers. Our outcome was measured by the Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), a self-reported measure of informal caregivers. Our exposure was the patient's deficit accumulation index (DAI), a validated composite measu

SUBMITTER: Garg T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560472 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature