None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Burden Scale for family caregivers: This scale will help in assessing the objective burden in the family caregivers of cancer patients,i.e. regarding type of help they provided for the
higher the scores higher the depressed mood wherein a score of more than 16 will be classified as clinically significant depression.
Control Intervention1: Functional assessment of cancer therapy- ge
Sponsors
Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College New Delhi India
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Participants of 18 years and above who are primary caregivers of patients with cancer and are willing to participate in the study. 2) A caregiver is the one who provides unpaid help to the patient 3) Caregivers who have provided palliative care for atleast 6 months to the patient.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants with mental disability leading to language and cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the prevalence of burden in family caregivers of cancer patients by evaluating their symptoms using various scales.Timepoint: 6 months after diagnosis of cancer in the patient | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) To assess the prevalence of distress, depressive symptoms in the above mentioned family caregivers by the use of CES-D scale. 2) To assess the quality of life of cancer patients. 3) To assess the association between burden of caregivers and quality of life of cancer patientsTimepoint: 6 months after the diagnosis of cancer in the patients | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Madhu Dayal
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
Outcome results
None listed