Spouse cancer caregivers' burden and distress at entry to home hospice: The role of relationship quality

被引：31

作者：

Reblin, Maija ^{[1
]}

Donaldson, Gary ^{[1
]}

Ellington, Lee ^{[1
]}

Mooney, Kathi ^{[1
]}

Caserta, Michael ^{[1
]}

Lund, Dale ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA

[2] Calif State Univ San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA 92407 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS | 2016年 / 33卷 / 05期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Burden; cancer; caregiving; distress; end of life; relationship quality; TERMINALLY-ILL PATIENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; FAMILY CAREGIVERS; OF-LIFE; COPING STRATEGIES; DEPRESSION SCALE; PHYSICAL HEALTH; MENTAL-HEALTH; OLDER ADULTS; END;

D O I：

10.1177/0265407515588220

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

High-quality relationships may be protective for family caregivers. This study focuses on relationship quality categories (supportive and ambivalent) in spouse caregivers in cancer home hospice. The goals of this article are to, first, describe relationship quality categories among end-of-life caregivers and, second, test the effects of relationship quality categories on caregiver burden and distress within a stress process model. Using questionnaire data collected at entry to home hospice, we found relationship quality categories were proportionally similar to those seen in noncaregiver older adults. Relationship quality significantly predicted caregiver burden, which completely mediated the relationship between caregiver relationship quality and distress. Caregivers whose social contexts place them at risk for greater distress may benefit from increased clinical attention or intervention.

引用

页码：666 / 686

页数：21

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