Factors influencing health-related quality of life of families of cancer patients: A cross-sectional study in Japan

Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate upon psychiatric disorders and characteristics in family members of cancer patients in Japan. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from November 2016 to December 2017. A total of 86 families where one of partners took outpatient chemother...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic research 2018-06, Vol.109, p.111-111
Main Authors: Kanemura, H., Yamada, U., Iwata, T., Takahashi, O., Ohta, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cancer
Caregiver burden
Caregivers
Chemotherapy
Coping
Cross-sectional studies
Data analysis
Data processing
Families & family life
Family relations
Health status
Mental disorders
Polls & surveys
Quality of life
Relatives
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Summary:Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate upon psychiatric disorders and characteristics in family members of cancer patients in Japan. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from November 2016 to December 2017. A total of 86 families where one of partners took outpatient chemotherapy were invited to complete a questionnaire which asks about their demographic and backgroud information, health-reralted quality of life (HRQOL), family functioning, care burden and stress-coping. HRQOL was measured using the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), family functiong was measured using by Feetham Family Functioning Survey (FFFS) and care burden was measured using by Burden index of Caregiver (BIC-11). Data were analyzed using t-test, Perason correlations and multiple linear regressions. Results: Fifty eight (69.9%) were male and the mean age was 55.4 years. The most common cancer site was breast. The mean level of HRQOL was 49.6 and 48.9 in the physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS), respectively, which were lower compared with the average of the general Japanese population. After adjusting for sex, age, BIC-11 score and FFFS scores, the higher discrepancy of family functioning (regression coefficient (B): -4.9, 95%CI -9.7- -0.1) and higher care burden (regression coefficient (B): -0.5, 95%CI -0.9- -0.1) were correlated with lower HRQOL in MCS. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that care burden and family functioning are factors influencing the health-related quality of life of families of cancer patients.
ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.03.078