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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.8.4141

Effects of Care Burdens of Caregivers of Cancer Patients on their Quality of Life  

Turkoglu, Nihan (Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ataturk Unıversity)
Kilic, Dilek (Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ataturk Unıversity)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.13, no.8, 2012 , pp. 4141-4145 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the aim was to examine the effects of caring burdens of family caregivers of cancer patients on their quality of life in the east of Turkey. Data were collected at the Chemotherapy unit of Yakutiye Research Hospital of Ataturk University. Participants were 18 years old and older. The sample included 190 family caregivers who were living in the same flats with the patients during caregiving. Data were collected using a questionnaire that included socio-demographic questions for family caregivers and the Burden Interview, and the Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC) Scale. SPSS version 14.0 was used to analyse the data. Descriptive statistics were computed for demographic variables of family caregivers. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between the care burden and quality of life, linear logistic regression analysis was applied to determine the effect care burdens have on the quality of life, and logistic regression analysis was employed to determine the effect descriptive characteristics and care-related properties have on the quality of life. The score mean of the burden interview of caregivers was $36.6{\pm}11.2$; and their score mean of CQOLC was $81.4{\pm}17.3$. This study concluded that there was a negative relationship between caring burdens and the quality of life (p<0.001); descriptive characteristics, caring-related properties, and caring burden variables were all significant predictors of the quality of life. It is recommended that caregivers are given support by being offered training about providing care.
Keywords
Cancer; caregiver; caring burdens; quality of life; Turkey;
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