Association between quality of life and burden of cancer caregivers: An example in a low and middle income country.

Autor: Nguyen HT; Nursing Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. Electronic address: hiennguyen@ump.edu.vn., Nguyen PTN; Nursing Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Electronic address: ntnphuong@ump.edu.vn., Lin CK; National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, International Health Program, College of Medicine, Taiwan; National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Institute of Public Health, Taiwan. Electronic address: chl309@mail.harvard.edu., Do PM; Nursing Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Electronic address: domphuong86@ump.edu.vn.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society [Eur J Oncol Nurs] 2024 Jun; Vol. 70, pp. 102596. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102596
Abstrakt: Objective: Limited knowledge on burden and quality of life (QoL) among cancer caregivers is available in low and middle income countries. This study aims to investigate the QoL, levels of burden, and their associations among Vietnamese cancer caregivers.
Methods: This study was conducted across three hospitals in Vietnam. 348 caregivers were recruited from January to June 2021. Data were collected by using socio-demographic questionnaires, the Zarit Burden Interview scale, and Caregiver Qol Cancer. The association between QoL and burden was analyzed by using multivariate linear regression.
Results: Older age (p = 0.03), employed (p = 0.01), and care more than 40 h (p = 0.007) were associated with a higher burden, respectively. QoL of financial concern had the lowest score (mean = 48.03, SD = 28.87), compared to the other subscale. Caregivers who had pre-existing health conditions, unstable work, spent more than 40 h per week, and took care dependent cancer patients were associated with a lower overall QoL score. Comparing to caregivers of no burden, those of mild burden had a lower QoL score by 10.70; while those of mild severe burden had the worse QoL (lower by 23.80 scores).
Conclusions: Perceptional burden among caregivers is associated with QoL. Further policies are recommended to protect cancer caregivers, to alleviate the caregiving burden, and thus to improve the overall QoL.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests:Hien Thi Nguyen reports financial support was provided by University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City.
(Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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