Depression and burden in caregivers of onco-hematologic patients during SARS-Cov-2 pandemic
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
; Conference: 10th annual scientific conference of the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM). Wroclaw Poland. 169 (no pagination), 2023.
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| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-20234884
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Onco-hematologic diseases (lymphomas, myeloma, leukemia) require intensive treatment regimens and represent a burden at the affective and instrumental level for their caregivers. The aim of this study was to investigate the link between caregiving burden and depressive symptoms in caregivers of onco-hematologic patients during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Method(s) A convenience sample of 101 caregivers of onco-hematologic patients were recruited at the Hematology Unit of the Holy Spirit Hospital, Pescara, Italy. Most of the caregivers were female (80%) with an average age of 41 years old (SD = 14.01). Participants were administered the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression, and the Fear of Covid-19 Scale (FCV-19S) during two months of the COVID-19-related stay-at-home period (April-May 2021). Result(s) Moderate-to-severe depression (PHQ-9 > 10) were reported by 36% of caregivers. Depressive symptoms were associated with caregivers' time-dependence (r = 0.43), developmental (r = 0.61), physical (r = 0.72), social (r = 0.60), and emotional burden (r = 0.43) (all ps < 0.001). CBI explained 53% of the PHQ-9 variance, particularly the physical (beta = 0.54, p < 0.001) and the social (beta = 0.30, p < 0.01) dimensions of burden. Unexpectedly, COVID-19 was not associated with caregiver burden and depressive symptoms. Conclusion(s) Caregivers of onco-hematologic patients may experience depression due to the burden of caregiving, which is related mostly to the patients' disease rather than extraordinary, even dramatic events such as the pandemic. Psychological interventions are needed for them.Copyright © 2023
adult; care behavior; caregiver burden; conference abstract; controlled study; convenience sample; coronavirus disease 2019; depression; fear of COVID-19 scale; female; hematology; human; human tissue; Italy; major clinical study; nonhuman; pandemic; Patient Health Questionnaire 9; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Observational study
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English
Journal:
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Year:
2023
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