Distress is Interdependent in Patients and Caregivers with Newly Diagnosed Incurable Cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with advanced, incurable cancer often experience high physical and psychological symptom burden. Family and friend caregivers are at risk for emotional distress.

Purpose

The aim of the study is to investigate the interrelationship of distress in patient-caregiver dyads at the time of newly diagnosed incurable cancer.

Methods

From May 2011 to July 2015, within 8 weeks of diagnosis of advanced lung or noncolorectal gastrointestinal cancer, 350 patients and 275 family caregivers were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of early palliative care. Actor-partner interdependence modeling was used to examine relationships between dyad's self-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at baseline.

Result

SUBMITTER: Jacobs JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5513787 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature