Quality of Life of Caregivers of Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients.

ABSTRACT: Caregivers are critical to recipient recovery after hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT); however, little is known about their long-term health and quality of life (QoL). In this study we surveyed 4446 caregiver-recipient pairs in the post-HCT period to describe their QoL and its determinants. In total, 849 caregiver-recipient pairs at a median of 6 years after autologous or allogeneic HCT responded. Among 849 responding caregivers at a median of 6 years post-HCT, 67% of caregivers were women and 68% indicated they were still providing care to the recipient. Mean and median QoL measures of caregivers were at or above general population norms; however, approximately 20% of caregivers reported poor QoL relative to general population norms. Multivariate analysis revealed that caregiver charact

SUBMITTER: Jamani K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6242735 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature