Care Burden and Quality of Life of Caregivers of Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy

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Objective: The present study was conducted in order to evaluate the relationships between burden of care and quality of life and to determine the factors effecting burden of care and quality of life of caregivers of cancer patients receiving radiotherapy. Method: This descriptive study was conducted with 84 primary care givers at Oncology Hospital of Erciyes University. Socio demographic questionnaire form, Burden Interview and the Rolls Royce Model Quality of Life Scale were used in order to gather the data. The data were gathered using a face to face interview technique. Written permissions of the participants and the institutions were obtained. Descriptive statistics and further analysis test were used for the statistical evaluation of the data. Results: Average age of the participants was 44.19± 13.67 (min-max: 18-80). 69.0 % of the participants were female, 31.0% were male and 86.9 % of them were married, 41.7% were literate and had primary school graduate and 61.9% had a monthly income between 660 TL and 1320 TL. Mean total score of the Burden Interview was 26.48±11.71 and mean total score of the Quality of Life Scale was 149.44±20.82. Between burden of care and quality of life of caregivers is determined that there is a relationship the negative level (p=.000 r=- 0.560). Conclusion: It was concluded that burden of care of caregivers of cancer patients receiving radiotherapy increased and their quality of life decreased.

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Caregiver , burden of care , radiotherapy , quality of life

Journal Of Anatolia Nursing an‎d Health Sciences

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Journal Of Anatolia Nursing an‎d Health Sciences