Factors Associated With Resilience Among Primary Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer Within the First 6 Months Post-Treatment in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study.
J Nurs Scholarsh
; 52(5): 488-496, 2020 09.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32649038
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To identify factors associated with resilience in primary caregivers of patients with advanced oral cavity cancer within the first 6 months post-treatment.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.METHODS:
We recruited patient-primary caregiver dyads from the outpatient radiation department of a medical center in Northern Taiwan. Patients were assessed using a set of structured questionnaires to measure performance status and demographic and clinical characteristics. Primary caregivers were measured in their social support, resilience, and care characteristics.RESULTS:
Of the 148 dyads surveyed, 33.8% of primary caregivers reported moderately low to moderate resilience, and 61.5% reported low resilience. Greater resilience of primary caregivers was associated with the primary caregiver factors of younger age, lower educational level, and more affectionate social support; and greater resilience was associated with the patient factors of better performance status and older age. These factors explained 40.4% of the variance in resilience.CONCLUSIONS:
Patients' performance status and primary caregivers' affectionate social support strongly influence overall resilience and each domain of resilience. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Providing primary caregivers with sufficient social resources and a support group can help them cope with the demands of caregiving for loved ones with oral cavity cancer.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidadores
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Resiliência Psicológica
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nurs Scholarsh
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article