Caregivers of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: who provides care, what care do they provide and what burden do they experience?

Adam MooreBryan BennettGavin Taylor-Stokes Melinda J Daumont

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)

Caregivers provide essential care for those with MPM. We show caregiving for patients with MPM involves a range of burdensome tasks that impact caregivers' emotional health and work reflected in ZBI and WPAI scores. Innovations in the management of MPM must account for how caregivers may be impacted and can be supported to carry out this important role.

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