Anxiety, depression and quality of life in family caregivers of palliative cancer patients during home care and after the patient's death

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. e12606 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Götze ◽  
E. Brähler ◽  
L. Gansera ◽  
A. Schnabel ◽  
A. Gottschalk-Fleischer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Quality of life domains important and relevant to family caregivers of advanced cancer patients in an Asian population: a qualitative study

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 817-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geok Ling Lee ◽  
Mandy Yen Ling Ow ◽  
Ramaswamy Akhileswaran ◽  
Grace Su Yin Pang ◽  
Gilbert Kam Tong Fan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Asian Population ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Quality of life of family caregivers of cancer patients in Singapore and globally

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 258-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
HA Lim ◽  
JY Tan ◽  
J Chua ◽  
RK Yoong ◽  
SE Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers

Spiritual well-being associated with personality traits and quality of life in family caregivers of cancer patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 2633-2640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Vespa ◽  
Roberta Spatuzzi ◽  
Fabiana Merico ◽  
Marica Ottaviani ◽  
Paolo Fabbietti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

scholarly journals The Feasibility of a Home Care Management Model Based Coaching Intervention on Indonesian Caregivers' Outcomes of Relatives with Schizophrenia

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Jenny Marlindawani Purba ◽  
R H Simamora ◽  
E D Ginting
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Model Base ◽  
Coaching Intervention ◽  
Persons With Schizophrenia

<p><strong>Background.</strong> Caring for schizophrenia is a challenge and a burden for caregiver. In fact, family caregivers did not know how to care schizophrenia at home. A home management care base coaching is urgently needed. It can be used as a basis for nurses to assist caregivers in caring for persons with schizophrenia. <strong>Aims and Objectives.</strong> The study aimed to determine the feasibility of a home care management model base coaching for family caregivers of persons with schizophrenia.</p><p><strong>Methods.</strong> The study was two groups pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design. Thirty family caregivers were assigned into experimental and control group with each group 15 persons. Data were collected using the Chiang Mai Psychiatric Caregiving Scale, the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale and the Schizophrenia Caregiver Quality of Life questionnaire. It was six weeks activities with several methods, such as discussion, watching videos, providing information, training, and home visit.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong>The participants who receive interventions reported significantly more improved in caregiving skills (p&lt;0.05), increased quality of life (p &lt; 0.05)and decreased the level of burden care (p&lt;0.05) than those receiving the routine care.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong>The study revealed that home care management model base coaching intervention was effective to improve caregivers’ outcomes in caring for relatives with schizophrenia.</p>

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