Caregiver burden by treatment and clinical characteristics of patients with glioblastoma.
Trang H AuConnor WillisMaija ReblinKatherine B PetersPhioanh Leia NghiemphuJennie W TaylorHoward ColmanAdam L CohenD Ryan OrmondArnab ChakravartiNicole WillmarthJyothi MenonJunjie MaHillevi BauerAlexandre H WatanabeCornelia M UlrichPrianka SinghAlexander MarshallBeata KorytowskyDavid StenehjemDiana BrixnerPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
This study reinforced that patient performance status is a critical clinical factor that significantly affects caregiver burden, caregiving tasks, and caregiver time. Additionally, patient confusion affects multiple facets of caregiver burden/QoL. These results could be used to support guided intervention for caregiver support, customized to the patient experience.