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Predictors of distress in caregivers of persons with a primary malignant brain tumor
Author(s) -
Sherwood Paula R.,
Given Barbara A.,
Given Charles W.,
Schiffman Rachel F.,
Murman Daniel L.,
Lovely Mary,
von Eye Alexander,
Rogers Lisa R.,
Remer Sandy
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20116
Subject(s) - medicine , distress , caregiver burden , psychological intervention , affect (linguistics) , activities of daily living , cognition , family caregivers , clinical psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , psychology , dementia , disease , communication
The purpose of this cross‐sectional, descriptive study was to identify predictors of distress for family caregivers of persons with a primary malignant brain tumor (PMBT). The effect of the care recipient's functional, cognitive, and neuropsychiatric status on caregiver burden and depressive symptoms was examined through telephone interviews with 95 caregivers. Care recipients' neuropsychiatric status consistently affected caregivers' depressive symptoms and burden, and assisting with activities of daily living affected burden related to caregivers' schedules and health. The care recipient's cognitive status and need for assistance with instrumental activities of daily living did not affect any outcome variable. Results may help identify caregivers at risk for negative outcomes, and suggest interventions to improve caregivers' emotional health.. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 29:105–120, 2006