Publication: Quali̇ty of li̇fe depression and anxiety levels and social support perceiving in caregivers of turkish cancer patients under radiotherapy
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2014-11-15
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Background: Knowingly, cancer causes stress and burden not only to the
patient but also to their caregivers. Due to increased stress patients caregivers’ immune system is affected, mortality rates are increased. During illness
family caregivers had more anxiety, depression, exhaustion, role conflict,
social isolation and burden. There have been a few works done for patients’
caregivers’ quality of life status in our country
Aim: Cancer patients’ caregivers may have psychological problems such as
depression, anxiety and quality of life (QOL) may decreases. In this study,
we examined the caregivers QOL and assed the overall effect of general
anxiety and depression levels, and social support perceiving on this issue.
Methods: A total of 90 caregivers invited to this study. They were asked to
complete cancer Turkish version of caregiver quality of life scale (CQOLC),
multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) and hospital
anxiety and depression scale (HAD) which is used frequently in clinic psychiatry.
Results: The burden score and MSPSS total score was worse in caregivers,
that are living together with the patients than those are living, separately
(p < 0.005). In male caregivers, HAD depression score was higher
(p = 0.012) and CQOLC disruptiveness score was less (p = 0.014) than
women caregivers. In correlation analysis we found a negative correlation
between CQOLC total score and HAD anxiety and depression scores. QOL
decreases when anxiety and depression scores increase. There was a significant correlation between anxiety score and total, family, friend subscales of
MSPSS.
Conclusions: Cancer is a stressful experience not only to the patient but also
to the caregivers and leads to social, physical and psychological problems
and disrupts the quality of life.
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Tıp, Sağlık Bilimleri, Medicine, Health Sciences, Klinik Tıp (MED), Klinik Tıp, Clinical Medicine (MED), CLINICAL MEDICINE
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Özgen Z., Atasoy B. M., Üçünçü Kefeli A., Kuşcu M. K., Akgün Z., \"QUALİTY OF LİFE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY LEVELS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT PERCEIVING IN CAREGIVERS OF TURKISH CANCER PATIENTS UNDER RADIOTHERAPY\", 2014 WORLD CANCER CONGRES, Melbourne, Avustralya, 3 - 06 Aralık 2014, cilt.10, ss.164