Open AccessImpact of informal cancer caregiving across the cancer experience: A systematic literature review of quality of life
Author(s) -
Christian Ochoa,
Natasha Buchanan Lunsford,
Judith Lee Smith
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
palliative and supportive care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1478-9523
pISSN - 1478-9515
DOI - 10.1017/s1478951519000622
Subject(s) - psychosocial , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , survivorship curve , medicine , social support , distress , medline , family caregivers , cancer , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , psychotherapist , political science , law
Informal caregiving may likely increase as the number of cancer survivors grows. Caregiving responsibilities can impact caregivers' quality of life (QOL). Understanding the current state of the science regarding caregiving QOL could help inform future research and intervention development.