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Assessing cancer-related distress in cancer patients and caregivers receiving outpatient psycho-oncological counseling.
- Source :
- Supportive Care in Cancer; May2016, Vol. 24 Issue 5, p2351-2357, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- <bold>Purpose: </bold>The diagnosis of cancer, the symptoms of the illness and its treatment have an influence on how patients and their caregivers experience distress. However, data focusing on caregivers and their cancer-related distress in the outpatient setting is sparse. This study aimed to compare cancer-related distress of caregivers and patients and to derive implications for the system of outpatient psycho-oncological care.<bold>Methods: </bold>One hundred thirty-eight patients and 102 caregivers receiving psycho-oncological counseling completed a standardized interview based on a self-assessment questionnaire (Questionnaire on Stress in Cancer Patients, FBK).<bold>Results: </bold>Group comparisons for cancer-related distress revealed one statistically significant difference for the subscale 'Fear' of the FBK, Z = 2.308, p = .021, and d = .44. Caregivers showed higher cancer-related fear (M = 2.76, SD = 1.14) than patients (M = 2.41, SD = 1.29). There were no differences in 'psychosomatic complaints', 'information deficit', 'restrictions in everyday life', 'social strains', or the total score of the FBK.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Caregivers seem to experience cancer-related distress equal to or even more severely than patients themselves. Results suggest that there is a need for more low-threshold offers of outpatient psycho-oncological counseling for caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
MENTAL health of cancer patients
CAREGIVERS
MENTAL health counseling
PSYCHO-oncology
OUTPATIENT medical care
MENTAL health
TUMORS & psychology
PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers
COMPARATIVE studies
COUNSELING
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
SELF-evaluation
EVALUATION research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09414355
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113946196
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-3042-9