Family caregivers ’ subjective caregiving burden, quality of life, and depressive symptoms are associated with terminally ill cancer patients’ distinct patterns of conjoint symptom distress and functional impairment in their last 6 months of life
Family caregivers constitute a critical component of the end-of-life (EOL) care system with considerable cost to themselves. However, the joint association of terminally ill cancer patients ’ symptom distress and functional impairment with caregivers’ subjective caregiving burden, quality of life (QOL), and depressive symptoms remains unknown.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Fur-Hsing Wen, Jen-Shi Chen, Wen-Chi Chou, Wen-Cheng Chang, Wen Chi Shen, Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Siew Tzuh Tang Source Type: research