Symptom Features of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients and Depression of Family Caregivers / 한국호스피스완화의료학회지
Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
;
: 188-193, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-157029
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
There has been very little study on the associations between patient's symptoms themselves and family caregiver (FC)'s depression in the palliative phase. This cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between symptom features of terminally ill cancer patients and their FC's depression.METHODS:
We performed a multicenter survey using the MD Anderson symptom inventory and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. A total of 293 patient-FC pairs were recruited from seven tertiary medical centers. A multivariate regression analysis was applied for identifying the relevant factors associated with FC depression and for estimating adjusted depression score of FCs.RESULTS:
Among various psychosocial factors, low FC quality of life, low social support, spouse, and more caregiving time were significantly associated with FCs' depression. According to the presence of FCs' depression, there were significant differences in some symptom characteristics of patients. Even after adjusting for the relevant confounders, depression scores were lower in FCs caring for patients who had negative symptoms (loss of appetite, P=0.005; drowsiness, P=0.024; and dry mouth, P=0.043) than in FCs caring for patients who had not. FCs caring for patients with severe appetite loss had lower depression scores than those with not severe one (P=0.039).CONCLUSION:
Our result suggests that patient's symptom characteristics might be helpful when evaluating a FC's depression.
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Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Apetite
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Psicologia
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Qualidade de Vida
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Fases do Sono
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Assistência Terminal
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Estudos Transversais
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Cuidadores
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Cônjuges
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Doente Terminal
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
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Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
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