- Adaptation, Psychological,
- Adult,
- Aged,
- Aged, 80 and over,
- Anxiety,
- Brain Neoplasms,
- California,
- Caregivers,
- Cross-Sectional Studies,
- Depression,
- Family,
- Female,
- Humans,
- Male,
- Middle Aged,
- Neoplasm Metastasis,
- Quality of Life,
- Stress, Psychological,
- Surveys and Questionnaires,
- anxiety,
- burden,
- depression
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To describe and examine the relationship between caregiver burden and the affective disorders anxiety and depression in caregivers of patients with brain metastases. .
DESIGN: Cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational. .
SETTING: Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego. .
SAMPLE: 56 family caregivers of patients with brain metastases from solid tumors at other primary sites. .
METHODS: Self-administered survey. .
MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Caregiver burden, anxiety, and depression. .
FINDINGS: With the exception of caregiver esteem, no statistically significant relationships were noted between impact on schedule, a dimension of caregiver burden, and screening positive for affective disorders. .
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study support previous reports indicating that the odds of having anxiety and depressive symptoms are greater in family caregivers who report higher levels of caregiver burden. .
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: The identification and management of caregiver burden are important considerations for a comprehensive cancer care program. Addressing the needs of the cancer caregiver, who is at heightened risk for various psychological, physical, financial, and social problems, is increasingly vital.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marlon-saria/6/