Loneliness, psychological distress, and the moderating effect of positive aspects of caregiving among cancer caregivers.


Journal

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
ISSN: 1433-7339
Titre abrégé: Support Care Cancer
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9302957

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
04 Jun 2024
Historique:
received: 01 12 2023
accepted: 22 05 2024
medline: 4 6 2024
pubmed: 4 6 2024
entrez: 4 6 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Family caregivers of patients with cancer often experience both loneliness and symptoms of psychological distress, such as anxiety and depression. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations between loneliness and anxiety and loneliness and depression among family caregivers of patients with cancer and to investigate whether positive aspects of caregiving can have a moderating effect on these relationships. We conducted a cross-sectional exploratory study using baseline data from an ongoing multisite clinical trial. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the relationships between loneliness and psychological distress symptoms and the moderating effect of positive aspects of caregiving. Psychological distress outcomes were measured using PROMIS Short Forms (8a) for Anxiety and Depression. We identified a significant association between loneliness and symptoms of both anxiety and depression. Positive aspects of caregiving did not significantly moderate the relationship between loneliness and depression or loneliness and anxiety. The results of this study shed new light on the relationship between loneliness and symptoms of psychological distress experienced by family caregivers of cancer patients, providing a better understanding of the impact that recognition of positive aspects of caregiving has on the association between loneliness and psychological distress symptoms. Our findings emphasize the importance of targeting family caregiver loneliness in order to reduce psychological distress among family caregivers of cancer patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38833189
doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08599-9
pii: 10.1007/s00520-024-08599-9
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Multicenter Study

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

404

Subventions

Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01CA258311
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01CA258311
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01CA258311
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01CA258311
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01CA258311
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01CA258311
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01CA258311
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1TR002345
Pays : United States

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

JoAnn Jabbari (J)

School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Barnes-Jewish College, Goldfarb School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Kyle A Pitzer (KA)

School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Keisha White Makinde (K)

School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Jacquelyn J Benson (JJ)

School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

George Demiris (G)

Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Debra Parker Oliver (DP)

School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Barnes-Jewish College, Goldfarb School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Karla T Washington (KT)

School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. kwashington@wustl.edu.

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