Caregiver burden by treatment and clinical characteristics of patients with glioblastoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Glioblastoma is an incurable disease with a poor prognosis. For caregivers of people with glioblastoma, the burden of care can be high. Patients often present with different clinical characteristics, which may impact caregiver burden in different ways. This study aimed to evaluate associations between patient clinical characteristics and caregiver burden/quality of life (QoL).

Methods

Caregiver-patient dyads were enrolled at 7 academic cancer centers in the United States. Eligible caregiver participants were self-reported as the primary caregiver of an adult living with glioblastoma and completed a caregiver burden survey. Eligible patients were age ≥ 18 years at glioblastoma diagnosis and alive when their respective caregiver entered the study, with the presence

SUBMITTER: Au TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8727395 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature