Burden of spousal caregivers of stage II and III esophageal cancer survivors 3 years after treatment with curative intent.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study is to examine caregiver burden of spousal caregivers of patients with esophageal cancer after curative treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by resection and to assess factors associated with caregiver burden.

Methods

In this exploratory, cross-sectional study, spousal caregivers and patients were eligible if the caregiver was the patient's spouse and the patient had been treated with chemoradiation followed by surgery after esophageal carcinoma diagnosis. Forty-seven couples were included. Spousal caregivers completed a questionnaire, examining caregivers' burden (Self-Perceived Pressure from Informal Care (SPPIC, Dutch)), caregiver unmet needs (SCNS-P&S), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)), an

SUBMITTER: Haj Mohammad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624832 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature