burden of informal caregivers of cancer patients
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnostic of cancer should follow international clinical criteria; 2. Life expectancy for cancer patients longer than six months; 3. Family caregivers are noted by cancer patients or identified by the time of caring; 4. Family caregivers do not diagnosed from cancer or mental illness; 5. Family caregivers should older than 18 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Women during pregnancy; 2. Have employment relationship between caregivers and cancer patients; 3. Family caregivers do not want to be surveyed; 4. Family caregivers cannot fully understand and respond to the survey.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Caregiver Reaction Assessment;Hopsital Anxiety and depression scale (HADS);Insomnia Severity Index, ISI; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School, PLA General Hospital