Gender as a predictor of burden in caregiversof patients with advanced cancer

dc.contributor.author	Γκοβί, Ο.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κατσαραγκάκης, Στυλιανός	el
dc.contributor.author	Καυγά, Άννα	el
dc.contributor.author	Βλάχου, Ευγενία Δ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Φούκα, Γεωργία Α.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-09T14:02:54Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-09T14:02:54Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-09
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/3625
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	Gender
dc.subject	Cancer--Psychological aspects
dc.subject	caregivers
dc.subject	Γένος
dc.subject	καρκίνος
dc.subject	ασθενής
dc.subject	φροντιστής
dc.subject	παράγοντας πρόβλεψης
dc.subject	predictor
dc.subject	patients
dc.title	Gender as a predictor of burden in caregiversof patients with advanced cancer	el
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Περίληψη από ανακοίνωση στο Διεθνές Συμπόσιο MASCC/ISOO του 2011	el
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093362
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019530
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heal.contributorName	Πατιράκη, Ε.	el
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2011
heal.bibliographicCitation	Govina, U., Katsaragakis, S., Kauga, A., Vlachou, E., Fouka, G. et al. (2011). Gender as a predictor of burden in caregiversof patients with advanced cancer. “Supportive Care in Cancer”. 19(Suppl. 2)	el
heal.abstract	Patients & methods: Research evidence about gender differences in caregiving burden indicates that female caregivers are more likely to report greater burden than male. The aim of this study was to assess whether 1) patients’ gender influences the perception of caregivers’ burden 2) gender determines differences between male and female caregivers of advanced cancer patients in terms of perception of burden and psychological distress. The sample consisted of 100 Greek patients undergoing palliative radiotherapy and their primary caregivers (PCs). They both provided 'their demographics while PCs completed Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale (OCBS), Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale (BCOS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). Results: The majority of patients were male (63%) with a mean age 63.9 years and of PCs (76%) were female with a mean age 52.9 years. Statistical analysis revealed that male patients caused more total score of caregivers’ burden in BCOS (p=0,001), more anxiety (p<,0005) and more depression (p=0,001). Female PCs scored higher in OCBS-D (p=0,045), meaning that perceived caregiving tasks more burdensome than male. Moreover, female reported less total score in BCOS (p<, 0005), implying that every day life has got worst. Finally, female PCs scored higher in HAD, meaning that they reported higher depression (p<, 0005) and higher anxiety (p=0,001) than male PCs. Conclusions: Despite study limitations, the results of this first Greek study assessing gender differences in caregiving burden highlight that caring process can be more demanding for female, and the importance of developing special intervention programs for them.	en
heal.publisher	Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer	en
heal.journalName	Supportive Care in Cancer	el
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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