Maryam Vahidi1, Nader Mahdavi2, Elnaz Asghari3, Hossein Ebrahimi1, Jamal Eivazi Ziaei4, Mina Hosseinzadeh5, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab1, Iraj Asvadi Kermani4. 1. Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 2. Department of Epidemiology, Public Health faculty, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Student Research Committee, Medical-Surgical Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: asghari.elnaz@gmail.com. 4. Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 5. Student Research Committee, Department of Public Health, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine factors associated with caregiver burden among primary caregivers of women with breast cancer in Iran. METHODS: This was a descriptive correlation study conducted in 2012 on 150 main caregivers of patients with breast cancer who came to the oncology clinic of Shahid Ghazi hospital in Tabriz, Iran. A questionnaire which included caregiving-related factors and the Zarit Burden Interview was used for data collection after its validity and reliability were determined. Data was analyzed using SPSS 13.0 software with descriptive and analytic statistics. The association between significant variables and the dependent variable with an observation of the effects of other variables was assessed using the multiple linear regression model. RESULTS: The mean age of caregivers was 39.60 ± 13.80 years old, and 77 (51.3%) of them were men. The mean score of the Zarit Burden Interview was 30.55 ± 19.18. In the regression model, the mean score of activities of daily living, level of education, gender, and financial status were identified as the determining factors of the burden of caregivers. CONCLUSIONS: Primary caregivers need to be financially supported by the relevant organizations. Care skills training and providing palliative care seem helpful in reducing the pain and the burden of family caregivers for patients with breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine factors associated with caregiver burden among primary caregivers of women with breast cancer in Iran. METHODS: This was a descriptive correlation study conducted in 2012 on 150 main caregivers of patients with breast cancer who came to the oncology clinic of Shahid Ghazi hospital in Tabriz, Iran. A questionnaire which included caregiving-related factors and the Zarit Burden Interview was used for data collection after its validity and reliability were determined. Data was analyzed using SPSS 13.0 software with descriptive and analytic statistics. The association between significant variables and the dependent variable with an observation of the effects of other variables was assessed using the multiple linear regression model. RESULTS: The mean age of caregivers was 39.60 ± 13.80 years old, and 77 (51.3%) of them were men. The mean score of the Zarit Burden Interview was 30.55 ± 19.18. In the regression model, the mean score of activities of daily living, level of education, gender, and financial status were identified as the determining factors of the burden of caregivers. CONCLUSIONS: Primary caregivers need to be financially supported by the relevant organizations. Care skills training and providing palliative care seem helpful in reducing the pain and the burden of family caregivers for patients with breast cancer.
Authors: Tina Hsu; Matthew Loscalzo; Rupal Ramani; Stephen Forman; Leslie Popplewell; Karen Clark; Vani Katheria; Rex Strowbridge; Redmond Rinehart; Dan Smith; Keith Matthews; Jeff Dillehunt; Tao Feng; David Smith; Canlan Sun; Arti Hurria Journal: Oncologist Date: 2017-08-14