Open AccessAssociations between Caregiver-Perceived Delirium in Patients with Cancer and Generalized Anxiety in their Caregivers
Author(s) -
Mary K. Buss,
Lauren C. Vanderwerker,
Sharon K. Inouye,
Baohui Zhang,
Susan D. Block,
Holly G. Prigerson
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.986
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-6218
pISSN - 1557-7740
DOI - 10.1089/jpm.2006.0253
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , anxiety , caregiver burden , psychiatry , mental health , family caregivers , odds ratio , clinical psychology , dementia , gerontology , disease
Delirium, a common complication of advanced cancer, may put caregivers at risk for poor mental health outcomes. We looked for a relationship between caregiver-perceived delirium in a patient with advanced cancer and rates of caregiver psychiatric disorders.
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