Stephanie Ross|Catherine E. Mosher|Victor Ronis-Tobin|Sandy Hermele|Jamie S. Ostroff
Psychosocial adjustment of family caregivers of head and neck cancer survivors
Northwestern University|Abbott (United States)|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
study examined psychosocial adjustment needs family caregivers head neck cancer survivors 624 months posttreatmentfamily caregivers head neck cancer survivors n89 completed mailed questionnaires assessed demographic variables mental health quality life practical informational needsthirtyeight percent caregivers reported moderate high distress however quality life scores entire sample n89 better scores reported initial validation studies caregivers patients undergoing active cancer treatment greater time spent caregiving associated worse psychological wellbeing also positive adaptation caregiving addition 39 caregivers reported practical informational needs metfindings suggest research clinical efforts needed address psychosocial concerns population