Burden of Family Caregivers of Patients with Oral Cancer in Home Care in Taiwan

Tzu-Ting Chang; Shu-Yuan Liang; John Rosenberg

doi:10.3390/healthcare11081107

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Burden of Family Caregivers of Patients with Oral Cancer in Home Care in Taiwan

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Burden of Family Caregivers of Patients with Oral Cancer in Home Care in Taiwan

Tzu-Ting Chang, Shu-Yuan Liang and John Rosenberg

Healthcare, Vol.11(8), pp.1-10

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081107

PMCID: PMC10137915

PMID: 37107941

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burden

family caregiver

oral cancer

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Oral cancer is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in Taiwan. The complications and side effects of oral cancer treatment cause a tremendous burden on patients' family caregivers. This study explored the burden on primary family caregivers of patients with oral cancer and its related factors. One hundred and seven patients with oral cancer and their primary family caregivers were included through convenience sampling. The Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) scale was employed as the primary research instrument. The primary factors of caregiver burden, in descending order, were disrupted schedules (M = 3.19, SD = 0.84), a lack of family support (M = 2.82, SD = 0.85), health problems (M = 2.67, SD = 0.68), and financial problems (M = 2.59, SD = 0.84). The CRA scores of the caregivers differed significantly in terms of education level (t = 2.57, p < 0.05) and household income (F = 4.62, p < 0.05), which significantly predicted caregiver burden (R2 = 0.11, F = 4.32, p = 0.007). The study results provide a reference for healthcare professionals to identify the factors for family caregiver burden, as well as the characteristics of patients and family caregivers particularly vulnerable to caregiver burden, thus improving family-centred care.

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Title: Burden of Family Caregivers of Patients with Oral Cancer in Home Care in Taiwan
Authors: Tzu-Ting Chang (Author) - Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Shu-Yuan Liang (Corresponding Author) - National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science
John Rosenberg (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
Publication details: Healthcare, Vol.11(8), pp.1-10
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11081107
ISSN: 2227-9032
PMID: 37107941; PMC10137915
Copyright note: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Cancer Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99722498702621
Output Type: Journal article

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