177: LVAD Therapy: Impact of Family Caregivers' Stress, Coping, Social Support on Perceived Burden & Quality of Life (QOL)

The aim of this work is to determine the role that social support, coping, optimism, quality of life, resilience and life satisfaction have on the relationship between objective and subjective burden on family caregivers of Alzheimer patients. Method: Participants: 140 caregivers of Alzheimer patients. Instruments: Sociodemographic Data; CBI Caregiver Burden Scale; COPE Coping Styles Scale; DUKE.UNC Social Support Scale; LOT-R, Life Orientation TestRevised; QOLLTI-F, Quality of Life in Life Threatening Illness Scale–Family Carers Version; CD-RISC, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale; SWLS, Satisfaction with Life Scale. Procedure: Implementation of scales in an individual, voluntary, anonymous way, including informed consent. Results: All variables studied produced significant differences between caregivers with high and low subjective burden, except time caring measured in months/years. Relationships between the variables were significant, with the exception of months/years caring and coping styles. Social support, optimism, satisfaction and quality of life have an important mediating role between objective and subjective burden. Conclusions and discussion: Social support, optimism, satisfaction and quality of life have been decisive as mediating variables between hours a day taking care (objective burden) and subjective burden. This result represents a step forward in the analysis and subsequent creation of intervention programs in family caregivers.

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Depression and quality of life among family caregivers of Stroke Survivors in Ghana: The role of social support

Archives of Mental Health ◽

10.4103/amh.amh_21_19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 83

Author(s):

DoreenAsantewa Abeasi

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Stroke Survivors

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Psychosocial burden, approach versus avoidance coping, social support and quality of life (QOL) in caregivers of persons with dementia in Java, Indonesia: A cross-sectional study

10.21203/rs.2.16801/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Christina Hunger ◽

Sara Sibel Kuru ◽

Sinta Kristanti

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Process Model ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Psychosocial Burden ◽

Avoidance Coping ◽

Brief Cope

Abstract Background: Dementia-caregiving causes severe distress and has a negative impact on caregivers’ health. This study examined the association of family caregivers’ psychosocial burden and quality of life (QOL), using the revised sociocultural model of stress and coping (rSMSC) (Knight & Sayegh, 2010), in an Indonesian sample. Methods: Participants were family caregivers of persons with dementia living in Java, Indonesia. Caregivers completed the Burden Assessment Schedule (BAS), the WHOQOL-Bref, the Brief-COPE and the Multidimensional Scale of Social Support (MSPSS). Mediator analyses were performed to examine the association between psychosocial burden, OQL, social support and approach versus avoidance coping. Results : 45 Indonesian family caregivers (M = 41 years, SD = 12.38; 77.8% female; 64.4% Cohousing) of persons with dementia ((M = 41 years, SD = 12.38) were involved. Caregivers’ psychosocial burden was negatively associated with their QOL. Avoidance coping showed a significant indirect negative effect of psychosocial burden on their QOL in the physical and psychological (partial mediations) and social domain (complete mediation). Approach coping and social support did not reveal significance in the mediation analyses. Conclusion: Interventions for caregivers should integrate psychoeducation and training in the rSMSC, especially focusing on the benefits and harms associated with the different approach and avoidance coping strategies, on cultural values and their impact on the different coping styles, and how these variables are associated to physical, mental and social health. . Keywords: Caregiver, Dementia, Alzheimer, Stress Process Model, Mediation, Indonesia

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Assessment of the Perceived Burden of Care and Quality of Life among Family Caregivers of Patients Diagnosed with chronic Illnesses at Home Health Care Centers

Community Medicine & Public Health Care ◽

10.24966/cmph-1978/100087 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Ghada Abdul Qayoum Amir ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Caregiver Burden ◽

Home Health Care ◽

Home Health ◽

Chronic Illnesses ◽

Burden Of Care ◽

Perceived Burden ◽

Health Care Centers

A Caregiver burden is a multi-layered phenomenon involving various factors for both patients and caregivers. It is imperative that the needs and concerns of the caregiver are not forgotten or neglected in the rush to provide greater comfort for the person with the illness.

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Exploring correlates of quality of life in older family caregivers to cancer patients.

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2016.34.3_suppl.186 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 186-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Colleen Ann Cuthbert ◽

Kathryn King-Shier ◽

Joseph D. Ruether ◽

Dianne Tapp ◽

S. Nicole Culos-Reed

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Patient Treatment ◽

Treatment Status

186 Background: Family caregivers (FCs) have negative impacts to their physical and emotional health, and poorer quality of life (QoL) compared to non-caregivers. Most research on FCs has included heterogeneous samples, therefore little is known about specific groups such as older (age 60+) FCs. Older persons are at increased risk for health problems, may have co-morbidities, and be socially isolated. Understanding factors related to QoL may lead to interventions targeted to older FCs. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with QoL in older FCs to cancer patients. Methods: The data for this study are from a larger survey of FCs aged 60+, recruited from a hospital-based cancer facility. FCs were included if their care recipient had breast, prostate or colorectal cancer. QoL was measured using the MOSF-36. Analyses using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlations were conducted. Results: n = 168 participants consented, with n = 129 surveys returned. The majority of participants were female (60.5 %), 70 yrs old (sd 7.4), had at least a college diploma (65.2 %), were spouses of the patient 92.2%, and retired (60.5%). Mean caregiving hours per week was 24.2 (sd 26.3). Mean time as a caregiver was 31 months (45.9). The majority of patients were on treatment (75.2%) and were 71.3 yrs old (sd 7.5). The Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the MOSF-36 was significantly correlated with gender r = -.24, social support r = .25, sleep quality r = -.47, depression r = -.51, state anxiety r = -.40, and trait anxiety r = -.45 (all p’s < .01). There were significant correlations between the Mental Component Summary (MCS) and social support r = .40, sleep quality r = -.40, depression r = -.77, gender r = -.25, state anxiety r = -.72, and trait anxiety r = -.71 (all p’s < .01). The MCS was correlated with caregiving hours, r = -.197 (p < .05), however, not with patient treatment status. The PCS was not correlated with caregiving hours or patient treatment status. Conclusions: Consistent with previous FC research across different diseases, QoL was associated with gender, caregiving hours per week, social support, sleep quality, depression, and anxiety. Interventions for older FCs of cancer patients could be targeted to specific factors of overall QoL.

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