Exploring informal caregivers’ burden of greek
patients with advanced cancer

dc.contributor.author	Γκοβίνα, Ουρανία	el
dc.contributor.author	Μυστακίδου, Κυριακή	el
dc.contributor.author	Γιαννακοπούλου, Μαργαρίτα	el
dc.contributor.author	Κατσαραγκάκης, Στυλιανός	el
dc.contributor.author	Βλάχου, Ευγενία Δ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-29T19:46:59Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-29
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/9289
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.source	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-009-0643-1	en
dc.subject	καρκίνος
dc.subject	ασθενείς
dc.subject	φροντίδα
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	cancer
dc.subject	patients
dc.subject	care
dc.subject	Greece
dc.title	Exploring informal caregivers’ burden of greek patients with advanced cancer	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	ανακοίνωση σε διεθνές συνέδριο και abstract supplement περιοδικού	el
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classification	Ογκολογία
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classification	Oncology
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ογκολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093362
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85094724
heal.keywordURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/17184-0
heal.contributorName	Πατηράκη, Ελισάβετ	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0643-1
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2009
heal.bibliographicCitation	Govina, U., Mystakidou, K., Giannakopoulou, M., Katsaragakis, S. and Vlachou, E. (2009) Exloring informal caregivers’ burden of Greek patients with advanced cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 17 (7), p.933. Available from: http://link.springer.com [Accessed 29/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Objectives: Research evidence about caregiver burden caused by patients with advanced cancer is scant. The purpose of this study was to identify which tasks were perceived as most time consuming and difficult of the Primary Caregivers (PC). Methods: The sample consisted of 100 Greek patients undergoing palliative radiotherapy and their PCs. They both provided their demographics, while patients completed MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI). PCs completed Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale (OCBS), consisted by two subscales (15 time and 15 difficulty items) measured in a 5- point Likert scale. Results: The majority of patients were male (63%) with a mean age 63.9 years and 5-10.000 € yearly income. Most of PCs were female (76%) and married (87%), with a mean age 52.9 years. The tasks perceived as most timeconsuming and difficult by PCs were providing transportation (mean 3.56) and emotional support (mean 3.53). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that patient’s MDASI-symptom severity (p=0.046) accounted for 13% of burden variance of OCBS-Time. Patients’ MDASIinterference of symptoms with daily activities (p=0.084) and income (p=0.002) accounted for 22% of burden variance of OCBS-Difficulty. PCs with more total score of MDASI-symptoms interference and with lower income reported more total score of burden than those with less total score of MDASI-symptoms interference and those with higher income. PCs age (p=0.043) and marital status (p=0.041) accounted for 16% of burden variance by OCBS-Time. Aged and married PCs reported less total score of burden than younger and unmarried. PCs gender (p=0.016) and marital status (p=0.013) accounted for 10% of burden variance of OCBS-Difficulty. Conclusions: Despite study limitations, the results of this first Greek study assessing caregivers’ burden of advanced cancer patients, highlight that caring process can be demanding for families and that nurses have to identify ways to strengthen their ability in providing effective ways to support PCs.	en
heal.journalName	Support Care Cancer	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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