Caregiver Burden And Quality Of Life Of Family Caregivers Of Cancer Patients On Best Supportive Care:A Cross Sectional Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- To evaluate the burden experienced by primary family caregivers of advanced cancer patients receiving home based supportive care
研究概览
简要总结
Even though caregiver burden exists among cancer patients all over the world, literature regarding it is limited in a developing country like India.In home based setting , caregiver burden is high.As further research regarding the family caregiver burden and quality of life is essential, this study is going to be conducted.The CarerQol 7D tool will be translated into Tamil and used to assess the caregiver quality of life, Zarit burden interview for caregiver burden will be used to assess caregiver burden. A predesigned survey will be used to assess the time allocated for caregiving and other factors affecting caregiver burden.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 70.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •1.Family caregivers of advanced cancer patients receiving supportive care at home who speak Tamil or English.
- •2.Caregivers who are providing voluntary care to the patient for physical health concerns in the context of cancer for more than 2 weeks without any financial compensation.
- •3.Caregivers who are defined as primary caregivers by the patient.
- •4.Caregivers aged over 18 and provide consent.
- •5.Patients who have been in home care for at least one month.
排除标准
- •1.Caregivers of patients receiving any type of disease directed treatment.
- •2.Caregivers of patients receiving hospital or home based care.
- •3.Caregivers who are experiencing any sort of cognitive impairment.
- •4.Caregivers who did not provide consent.
结局指标
主要结局
To evaluate the burden experienced by primary family caregivers of advanced cancer patients receiving home based supportive care
时间窗: At baseline
次要结局
- 1. To translate & validate the English version of CarerQol7D & use it to assess the quality of life of family caregivers.(2.To examine associations between caregiver burden & demographic factors (e.g., relationship to patient, education socioeconomic status).)
研究者
Dr.Anu Jolly
Cancer Institute WIA,Adyar