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  • Title: Quality of life of caregivers of patients with advanced-stage cancer.
    Author: Clark MM, Rummans TA, Sloan JA, Jensen A, Atherton PJ, Frost MH, Richardson JW, Bostwick JM, Johnson ME, Hanson JM, Brown PD.
    Journal: Am J Hosp Palliat Care; 2006; 23(3):185-91. PubMed ID: 17060277.
    Abstract:
    There has been much research documenting the impact of having a loved one diagnosed with advanced cancer, but little is known about how to reduce care-giver burden. In this randomized controlled trial, the authors examined the potential relationship of an advanced cancer patient's participation in an 8-session, structured, multidisciplinary intervention on the care-giver's burden and quality of life (QOL). Although the patients randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 54) demonstrated improved QOL compared to the control condition (n = 49) participants (P < .05), there was no evidence that improving the patient's QOL made an impact on the caregiver's level of burden or the care-giver's QOL. Further investigation is warranted in this area, including interventions specifically designed and targeted to both reduce caregiver burden and to improve caregiver QOL.
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