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SUBMITTER: Jamani K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6242735 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jamani Kareem K Onstad Lynn E LE Bar Merav M Carpenter Paul A PA Krakow Elizabeth F EF Salit Rachel B RB Flowers Mary E D MED Lee Stephanie J SJ
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 20180621 11
Caregivers are critical to recipient recovery after hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT); however, little is known about their long-term health and quality of life (QoL). In this study we surveyed 4446 caregiver-recipient pairs in the post-HCT period to describe their QoL and its determinants. In total, 849 caregiver-recipient pairs at a median of 6 years after autologous or allogeneic HCT responded. Among 849 responding caregivers at a median of 6 years post-HCT, 67% of caregivers were women and ...[more]