Open AccessCorrelation between Quality of Life and Burden in Caregivers of Advanced Stage Cancer Patients on Best Supportive Care
Author(s) -
Manavalan Manivannan,
Gunaseelan Karunanithi,
Subitha Lakshminarayanan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.25259/ijpc_175_2022
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , caregiver burden , palliative care , family caregivers , cancer , family medicine , gerontology , disease , nursing , dementia
Patients with advanced cancer with incurable diseases are generally cared for by their families in India. There is a lack of data on the perceived caregiver burden, quality of life (QOL) of patients and caregivers in India, especially among cancer patients not on any oncologic management.