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; Tao Wang

doi:10.1007/s00520-024-08390-w

Back

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

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08390-w

PMID: 38411723

Files and links (1)

pdf

Published617.56 kBDownload View

CC BY V4.0, Open Access

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.

Details

Title: Supportive care needs and associated factors among caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study
Authors/Creators: Menghan Zhang - Zhengzhou University
Xin Wang - Zhengzhou University
Mengwei Shao - Zhengzhou University
Ruofei Du - Zhengzhou University
Huiyue Zhou - Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
Jizhe Zhu - Zhengzhou University
Haoning Zhang - Zhengzhou University
Bin Ma - Murdoch University, School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences
Changying Chen - First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Tao Wang - Zhengzhou University
Publication Details: Supportive care in cancer, Vol.32(3), 194
Publisher: Springer
Grant note: 2018M630839 / China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant
Identifiers: 991005641568907891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

Metrics

32 File views/ downloads

77 Record Views