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Supportive care needs and associated factors among caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study
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Supportive care needs and associated factors among caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study

Menghan Zhang, Xin Wang, Mengwei Shao, Ruofei Du, Huiyue Zhou, Jizhe Zhu, Haoning Zhang, Bin Ma, Changying Chen and Tao Wang
Supportive care in cancer, Vol.32(3), 194
2024
PMID: 38411723
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Abstract

Caregiver Burden Caregivers Colorectal Neoplasms - therapy Cross-Sectional Studies Health Personnel Humans
To assess the level of supportive care needs of caregivers of colorectal cancer patients and explore the related key influencing factors. Totaling 283 caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer were investigated in this study. Firstly, caregivers were invited to complete a set of questionnaires, including the general information questionnaire, the Supportive Care Needs Survey-Partners and the Caregivers of cancer patients, the Caregiver Preparedness Scale, the Benefit Finding Scale, and the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity. Univariate and multivariate linear regression were performed to investigate the associated factors of supportive care needs. The caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer have a moderate level of needs, scored at 2.71 ± 0.42. Caregiver preparedness, benefit finding, and financial toxicity were significantly negatively associated with the supportive care needs of caregivers (r =  - 0.555, P < 0.001; r =  - 0.534, P < 0.001; and r =  - 0.615, P < 0.001, respectively). Our multivariate regression analysis identified some factors that directly affected the supportive care needs of caregivers, including the duration of illness, tumor stage, the age and educational level of caregivers, caregiver preparedness, benefit finding, and financial toxicity (R  = 0.574, F = 23.337, P < 0.001). Supportive care needs are common among caregivers of colorectal cancer patients. Higher caregiver preparedness, benefit finding, and financial toxicity tend to ease these needs. Healthcare workers should have an in-depth understanding of the needs of caregivers of colorectal cancer patients and actively provide targeted financial/informational/technical/emotional support to promote nursing skills and reduce caregivers' burdens.

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