ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2019
Quality of Life of Caregivers of Older Patients with Advanced Cancer.
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- Caring for the caregiver: a systematic review characterising the experience of caregivers of older adults with advanced cancers.ESMO open · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of interventions for family caregivers who care for patients with advanced cancer at home.Patient education and counseling · 2020Pooled it
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- Associations of quality of social support and accurate beliefs about curability among older adults with advanced cancer.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2024Trial
- Mindfulness to enhance quality of life and support advance care planning: a pilot randomized controlled trial for adults with advanced cancer and their family caregivers.BMC palliative care · 2024Trial
- Communication About Fall Risk in Community Oncology Practice: The Role of Geriatric Assessment.JCO oncology practice · 2022Trial
- The shared uncertainty experience of older adults with advanced cancer and their caregivers.Psycho-oncology · 2022Trial
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- Association of Oncologist-Patient Communication With Functional Status and Physical Performance in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- Completion of Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaires Among Older Adults with Advanced Cancer.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2022Trial
- Using Geriatric Assessment to Guide Conversations Regarding Comorbidities Among Older Patients With Advanced Cancer.JCO oncology practice · 2022Trial
- Caregiving burden of informal caregivers of older adults with advanced cancer: The effects of rurality and education.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2021Trial
- Assessment of Financial Toxicity Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer.JAMA network open · 2020Trial
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- Longitudinal changes in physical and psychological outcomes in spousal vs. non-spousal caregivers for patients with end-stage liver disease.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Comprehensive care needs among informal cancer caregivers of patients with advanced cancer in palliative care: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A qualitative study of family caregivers' experiences in caring for breast cancer patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Symptoms among Informal Caregivers of Patients with Advanced Cancer who Received Palliative Care in Sri Lanka.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the relationships between aging-related domains captured by geriatric assessment (GA) for older patients with advanced cancer and caregivers' emotional health and quality of life (QOL).
designIn this cross sectional study of baseline data from a nationwide investigation of older patients and their caregivers, patients completed a GA that included validated tests to evaluate eight domains of health (eg, function, cognition).
settingThirty-one community oncology practices throughout the United States.
participantsEnrolled patients were aged 70 and older, had one or more GA domain impaired, and had an incurable solid tumor malignancy or lymphoma. Each could choose one caregiver to enroll. MEASUREMENTS: Caregivers completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Distress Thermometer, Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (depression), and Short Form Health Survey-12 (SF-12 for QOL). Separate multivariate linear or logistic regression models were used to examine the association of the number and type of patient GA impairments with caregiver outcomes, controlling for patient and caregiver covariates.
resultsA total of 541 patients were enrolled, 414 with a caregiver. Almost half (43.5%) of the caregivers screened positive for distress, 24.4% for anxiety, and 18.9% for depression. Higher numbers of patient GA domain impairments were associated with caregiver depression (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.29; P < .001], caregiver physical health on SF-12 (regression coefficient [β] = -1.24; P < .001), and overall caregiver QOL (β = -1.14; P < .01). Impaired patient function was associated with lower caregiver QOL (β = -4.11; P < .001). Impaired patient nutrition was associated with caregiver depression (aOR = 2.08; P < .01). Lower caregiver age, caregiver comorbidity, and patient distress were also associated with worse caregiver outcomes.
conclusionPatient GA impairments were associated with poorer emotional health and lower QOL of caregivers. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:969-977, 2019.
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