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  • Title: Caregiver burden in end-of-life care: advanced cancer and final stage of dementia.
    Author: Costa-Requena G, Espinosa Val MC, Cristòfol R.
    Journal: Palliat Support Care; 2015 Jun; 13(3):583-9. PubMed ID: 24612777.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Considering two advanced illnesses, cancer and end-stage dementia, the aim of this study was to describe the symptoms of caregiver psychological distress and burden. METHOD: In this cross-sectional study, regression analyses were calculated to explain the influence of psychological distress in caregiver burden. A t test was employed to compare differences between the symptoms of caregiver burden. RESULTS: The percentage of psychological distress was similar between caregivers of cancer patients (77.6%) and caregivers of dementia patients (72.4%). In the regression analysis, cancer caregiver distress accounted for 27.9% of the variance in symptoms of burden, while dementia caregiver distress accounted for 24.4% of the variance in symptoms of burden. No significant differences were revealed when comparing caregiver burden symptoms between caregivers of the two advanced illnesses (t = 0.06; p = 0.94). SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: In end-of-life care for patients with dementia, due to significant levels of caregiver distress and burden symptoms, there is a need to support caregivers in the same way as is done for caregivers of cancer patients.
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