Care for the cancer caregiver: A systematic review

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-252

  Applebaum, Allison J ^a   Breitbart, William ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer caregivers; Caregiver burden; Psychosocial interventions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CAREGIVER; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84880094476     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951512000594     Document Type: Review

References (155)

1. Adams, E., Boulton, M. & Watson, E. (2009). The information needs of partners and family members of cancer patients: a systematic literature review. Patient Education and Counseling, 77, 179-186.
2. Andrews, S.C. (2001). Caregiver burden and symptom distress in people with cancer receiving hospice care. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28, 1469-1474.
3. Aoun, S.M., Kristjanson, L.J., Currow, D.C., et al. (2005). Caregiving for the terminally ill: at what cost? Palliative Medicine, 19, 551-555.
4. Applebaum, A. (2011). Caregiving for cancer patients: Finding meaning in the experience of giving care. Presented at the 13th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Analya, Turkey.
5. Applebaum, A., Stein, E., Pessin, H., et al. (2012). The role of therapeutic alliance in telephone-administered cognitive- behavioral therapy for hematopoietic SCT survivors. Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology.
6. Applebaum, A., Stein, E., Rosenfeld, B., et al. (2012). Optimism, social support, and mental health outcomes, in patients with advanced cancer. https://synapse.mskcc.org/synapse/works/25146.
7. Badger, T., Sagrin, C., Dorros, S.M., et al. (2007). Depression and anxiety in women with breast cancer and their partners. Nursing Research, 56, 44-53.
8. Baider, L., Uziely, B. & De-Nour, A.K. (1994). Progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery in cancer patients. General Hospital Psychiatry, 16, 340-347.
9. Baider, L. & De-Nour, A.K. (1988). Adjustment to cancer: Who is the patient - the husband or the wife. Israel Journal of Medicine and Science, 24, 631-636.
10. Baider, L., Kaufman, B., Perez, T., et al. (1996). Mutuality of fate: Adaptation and psychological distress in cancer patients and their partners. In Cancer and the Family, Baider, L., Cooper, C.L. & De-Nour, A.K. (eds.). pp. 173-186. New York: Wiley.
11. Baider, L., Perez, T. & De-Nour, A.K. (1989). Gender and adjustment to chronic disease: A study of couples with colon cancer. General Hospital Psychiatry, 11, 1-8.
12. Barg, F.K., Padacreta, J.V., Nuamah, I.F., et al. (1998). A description of a psychoeducational intervention for family caregivers of cancer patients. Journal of Family Nursing, 4, 394-413.
13. Baucom, D.H., Porter, L.S., Kirby, J.S., et al. (2009). A couple-based intervention for female breast cancer. Psycho- Oncology, 18, 276-283.
14. Bevans, M., Castro, K., Prince, P., et al. (2010). An individualized dyadic problem-solving education intervention for patients and family caregivers during allogeneic HSCT: A feasibility study. Cancer Nursing, 33, E24-E32.
15. Bishop, M.M., Beaumont, J.L., Hahn, E.A., et al. (2007). Late effects of cancer and hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation on spouses or partners compared with survivors and survivor-matched controls. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25, 1403-1411.
16. Blanchard, C.G., Toseland, R.W. & McCallion, P. (1996). The effects of a problem-solving intervention with spouses of cancer patients. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 14, 11-21.
17. Bowman, K.F., Rose, J.H., Radziewicz, R.M., et al. (2009). Family caregiver engagement in a coping and communication support intervention tailored to advanced cancer patients and families. Cancer Nursing, 32, 73-81.
18. Boyle, D., Blodgett, L., Gnesdiloff, S., et al. (2000). Caregiver quality of life after autologous bone marrow transplantation. Cancer Nursing, 23, 193-203.
19. Braun, M., Mikulincer, M., Rydall, A., et al. (2007). Hidden morbidity in cancer: Spouse caregivers. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25, 4829-4834.
20. Breitbart, W.S. & Alici, Y. (2009). Psycho-oncology. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 17, 361-376.
21. Bucher, J.A., Trostle, G.B. & Moore, M. (1999). Family reports of cancer pain, pain relief, and prescription access. Cancer Practice, 7, 71-77.
22. Budin, W.C., Hoskins, C.N., Haber, J., et al. (2008). Breast cancer: Education, counseling and adjustment among patients and partners: A randomized clinical trial. Nursing Research, 57, 199-213.
23. Bultz, B.D., Speca, M., Brasher, P.M., et al. (2000). A randomized controlled trial of a brief psychoeducational support group for partners of early stage breast cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 9, 303-313.
24. Burton, L.C., Newsom, J.T., Schulz, R., et al. (1997). Preventive health behaviors among spousal caregivers. Preventive Medicine, 26, 162-169.
25. Cameron, J.I., Shin, J.L,Williams, D., et al. (2004). A brief problem-solving intervention forfamily caregivers to individuals with advanced cancer. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 57, 137-143.
26. Campbell, L.C., Keefe, F.J., Scipio, C., et al. (2006). Facilitating research participation and improving quality of life for African American prostate cancer survivors and their intimate partners: A pilot studyof telephone-based coping skills training. Cancer, 109, S414-S424.
27. Campbell, L.D. (2010). Sons who care: Examining the experience and meaning of filial caregiving for married and never-married sons. Canadian Journal on Aging, 29, 73-84.
28. Carlson, L.E., Ottenbreit, N., St. Pierre, M., et al. (2001). Partner understanding of the breast and prostate cancer experience. Cancer Nursing, 24, 231-239.
29. Carter, P.A. (2006).A brief behavioral sleep intervention for family caregivers of persons with cancer. Cancer Nursing, 29, 95-103.
30. Carter, P.A. (2003). Family caregivers' sleep loss and depression over time. Cancer Nursing, 26, 253-259.
31. Carter, P.A. & Chang, B.L. (2000). Sleep and depression in cancer caregivers. Cancer Nursing, 23, 410-415.
32. Cartledge Hoff, A. & Haaga, D.G. (2005). Effects of an education program on radiation oncology patients and families. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 23, 61-79.
33. Cho, M.H., Dodd, M.J., Lee, K.A., et al. (2006). Self-reported sleep quality in family caregivers of gastric cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy in Korea. Journal of Cancer Education, 21, S37-S41.
34. Christakis, N.A. & Allison, P.D. (2006). Mortality after the hospitalization of a spouse. New England Journal of Medicine, 354, 719-730.
35. Christensen, D.N. (1983). Postmastectomy couple counseling: An outcome study of a structured treatment protocol. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 9, 266-275.
36. Cliff, A.M. &Macdonagh, R.P. (2000). Psychosocial morbidity in prostate cancer: II. A comparison of patients and partners. British Journal of Urology International, 86, 834-839.
37. Cohen, M., & Kuten, A. (2006). Cognitive-behavior group intervention for relatives of cancer patients: A controlled study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 61, 187-196.
38. Covinsky, K.E., Goldman, L., Cook, E.F., et al. (1994). The impact of serious illness on patients' families. Journal of the American Medical Association, 272, 1839-1844.
39. Derdiarian, A.K. (1989). Effects of information on recently diagnosed cancer patients' and spouses' satisfaction with care. Cancer Nursing, 12, 285-292.
40. Duggleby,W.,Wright, K.,Williams, A., et al. (2007). Developing a living with hope program for caregivers of family members with advanced cancer. Journal of Palliative Care, 23, 24-31.
41. Dumont, S., Turgeon, J., Allard, P., et al. (2006). Caring for a loved one with advanced cancer: Determinants of psychological distress in family caregivers. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9, 912-921.
42. Ell, K., Nishimoto, R., Mantell, J., et al. (1988). Longitudinal analysis of psychosocial adaptation among family members of patients with cancer. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 32, 429-438.
43. Emanuel, E.J., Fairclough, D.L., Slutsman, J., et al. (1999). Assistance from family members, friends, paid care givers, and volunteers in the care of terminally ill patients. New England Journal of Medicine, 341, 956-963.
44. Emanuel, E.J., Fairclough, D.L., Slutsman, J., et al. (2000). Understanding economic and other burdens of terminal illness: The experience of patients and their caregivers. Annals of Internal Medicine, 132, 451-459.
45. Ey, S., Compas, B.E., Epping-Jordan, J.E., et al. (1998). Stress response and psychological adjustment in patients with cancer and their spouses. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 16, 59-77.
46. Farran, C.J., Keane-Hagerty, E., Salloway, S., et al. (1991). Finding meaning: An alternative paradigm for Alzheimer's disease family caregivers. Gerontologist, 31, 483-489.
47. Ferrell, B., Grant, M., Chan, J., et al. (1995). The impact of cancer pain education on family caregivers of elderly patients. Oncology Nursing Forum, 22, 1211-1218.
48. Francis, L., Worthington, J., Kypriotakis, G., et al. (2010). Relationship quality and burden among caregivers for late-stage cancer patients. Support Cancer Care, 18, 1429-1436.
49. Gallagher, J., Parle, M. & Cairns, D. (2002). Appraisal and psychological distress six months after diagnosis of breast cancer. British Journal of Health Psychology, 7, 365-376.
50. Gansler, T., Kepner, J., Willacy, E., et al. (2010). Evolving information priorities of hematologic cancer survivors, caregivers, and other relatives. Journal of Cancer Education, 25, 302-311.
51. Gaugler, J., Mittelman, M.S., Hepburn, K., et al. (2009). Predictors of change in caregiver burden and depressive symptoms following nursing home admission. Psychology and Aging, 24, 385-396.
52. Given, B. & Given, C.W. (1992). Patient and family caregiver reaction to new and recurrentbreast cancer. Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, 47, 201-206.
53. Given, B., Given, C., Sikorskii, A., et al. (2006a). The impact of providing symptom management assistance on caregiver reaction: Results of a randomized trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 32, 433-443.
54. Given, B., Kozachik, S., Collins, C., et al. (2001a). Caregiver role strain. In Nursing Care of Older Adults Diagnosis: Outcome and Interventions, Maas, M., Buckwalter, K., Hardy, M., et al. (eds.). pp. 679-695. St Louis: Mosby.
55. Given, B., Wyatt, G., Given, C., et al. (2006b). Burden and depression among caregivers of patients with cancer at the end of life. Oncology Nursing Forum, 31, 1105-1117.
56. Given, B., Wyatt, G., Given, C., et al. (2004). Burden and depression among caregivers of patients with cancer at the end of life. Oncology Nursing Forum, 31, 1105-1115.
57. Given, C.W., Given, B., Azzouz, F., et al. (2001b). Predictors of pain and fatigue in the year following diagnosis among elderly cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 21, 456-466.
58. Given, C.W., Stommel, M., Given, B.A., et al. (1993). The influence of cancer patients' symptoms and functional status on patients' depression and family caregivers' reaction and depression. Health Psychology, 12, 277-285.
59. Goldberg, R.J. & Wool, M.S. (1985). Psychotherapy for the spouses of lung cancer patients: Assessment of an intervention. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 43, 141-150.
60. Grahn, G. & Danielson, M. (1996). Coping with the cancer experience. II. Evaluating an education and support programme for cancer patients and their significant others. European Journal of Cancer Care, 5, 182-187.
61. Grov, E.K., Fossa, S.D., Sorebo, O., et al. (2006). Primary caregivers of cancer patients in the palliative phase: A path analysis or variables influencing their burden. Social Science & Medicine, 63, 2429-2439.
62. Grunfeld, E., Coyle, D., Whelan, T., et al. (2004). Family caregiver burden: Results of a longitudinal study of breast cancer patients and their principal caregivers. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 170, 1795-1801.
63. Harding, R. & Higginson, I.J. (2003). What is the best way to help caregivers in cancer and palliative care? A systematic literature review of interventions and their effectiveness. Palliative Medicine, 17, 63-74.
64. Harding, R., Higginson, I., Leam, C., et al. (2004). Evaluation of a short-term group intervention for informal carers of patients attending a home palliative care service. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 27, 396-408.
65. Hauser, J.M. & Kramer, B.J. (2004). Family caregivers in palliative care. Clinical Geriatric Medicine, 20, 671-688.
66. Hearson, B. & Clement, S. (2007). Sleep disturbance in family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 13, 495-501.
67. Heinrich, R.L. & Schag, C.C. (1985). Stress and activity management: Group treatment for cancer patients and spouses. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 53, 439-446.
68. Hileman, J.W., Lackey, N.R. & Hassanein, R.S. (1992). Identifying the needs of home caregivers of patients with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 19, 771-777.
69. Hinds, C. (1985). The needs of families who care for patients with cancer at home: Are we meeting them? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 10, 575-581.
70. Hinds, P.S., Hockenberry-Eaton, M., Gilger, E., et al. (1999). Comparing patient, parent, and staff descriptions of fatigue in pediatric oncology patients. Cancer Nursing, 22, 277-288.
71. Hodgkinson, K., Butow, P., Hobbs, K.M., et al. (2007). After cancer: The unmet supportive care needs of survivors and their partners. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 25, 89-104.
72. Horowitz, S., Passik, S.D. & Malkin, M.G. (1996). In sickness and in health: A group intervention for spouses caring for patients with brain tumors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 14, 43-56.
73. Hudson, P., Aranda, S. & Hayman-White, K. (2005). A psycho- educational intervention for family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 30, 329-341.
74. Hudson, P.&Payne, S. (2009). The future of family caregiving: Research, social policy and clinical practice. In Family Carers in Palliative Care: A Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals, Hudson, P. & Payne, S. (eds.). pp. 277-303. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
75. Hudson, P., Quinn, K., Kristjanson, L., et al. (2008). Evaluation of a psycho-educational group programme for family caregivers in home-based palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 22, 270-280.
76. Hudson, P.L., Remedios, C. & Thomas, K. (2010). A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients. BMC Palliative Care, 9, 17-22.
77. Institute of Medicine (2008). Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
78. Jensen, S. & Given, B.A. (1991). Fatigue affecting family caregivers of cancer patients. Cancer Nursing, 14, 181-187.
79. Jepson, C., McCorkle, R., Adler, D., et al. (1999). Effects of home care on caregivers' psychosocial status. Image - The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 31, 115-120.
80. Johnson, J. (1988). Cancer: A family disruption. Recent Results in Cancer Research, 108, 306-310.
81. Keefe, F., Ahles, T., Sutton, L., et al. (2005). Partner-guided cancer pain management at the end of life: A preliminary study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 29, 263-272.
82. Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Glaser, R., Shuttleworth, E.C., et al. (1987). Chronic stress and immunity in family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease victims. Psychosomatic Medicine, 49, 523-535.
83. Kim, Y., Baker, F., Spillers, R.L., et al. (2006). Psychological adjustment of cancer caregivers with multiple roles. Psycho-Oncology, 15, 795-804.
84. Kim, Y. & Given, B.A. (2008). Quality of life of family caregivers of cancer survivors across the trajectory of the illness. Cancer, 112, 2556-2568.
85. Kim, Y., Schulz, R. &Carver, C.S. (2007). Benefit-finding in the cancer caregiving experience. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, 283-291.
86. Kissane, D.W., Bloch, S., Burns, W.I., et al. (1994). Psychological morbidity in the families of patients with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 3, 47-56.
87. Kissane, D.W., McKenzie, M., Bloch, S., et al. (2006). Family focused grief therapy: A randomized, controlled trial in palliative care and bereavement. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1208-1218.
88. Kornblith, A.B., Herr, H.W., Ofman, U.S., et al. (1994). Quality of life of patients with prostate cancer and their spouses. The value of a data base in clinical care. Cancer, 73, 2791-2802.
89. Kozachik, S., Given, C., Given, B., et al. (2001). Improving depressive symptoms among caregivers of patients with cancer: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28, 1149-1157.
90. Kozachik, S., Wyatt, G., Given, C., et al. (2006). Patterns of use of complementary therapies among cancer patients and their family caregivers. Cancer Nursing, 29, 84-94.
91. Kris, A.E., Cherlin, E.J., Prigerson, H., et al. (2006). Length of hospice enrollment and subsequent depression in family caregivers: 13-month follow-up study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14, 264-269.
92. Kuijer, R.G., Buunk, B.P., De Jong, G.M., et al. (2004). Effects of a brief intervention program for patients with cancer and their partners on feelings of inequity, relationship quality, and psychological distress. Psycho- Oncology, 13, 321-334.
93. Kuijer, R.G., Buunk, B.P., Ybema, J.F., et al. (2002). The relation between perceived inequity, marital satisfaction and emotions among couples facing cancer. British Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 39-56.
94. Kurtz, M.E., Kurtz, J.C., Given, C.W., et al. (2005). Depression and physical health among family caregivers of geriatric patients with cancer - a longitudinal view. Medical Science Monitor, 10, CR447-456.
95. Laizner, A.M., Yost, L.M., Barg, F.K., et al. (1993). Needs of family caregivers of persons with cancer: A review. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 9, 114-120.
96. Lee, S., Colditz, G.A., Berkman, L.F., et al. (2003). Caregiving and risk of coronary heart disease in U.S. women: A prospective study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24, 113-119.
97. Manne, S.L. (2007). Cancer in the marital context: A review of the literature. Cancer Investigation, 16, 188-202.
98. Manne, S., Babb, J., Pinover,W., et al. (2004). Psychoeducational group intervention for wives of men with prostate cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 13, 37-46.
99. McLean, L., Jones, J., Rydall, A., et al. (2008). A couples intervention for patients facing advanced cancer and their spouse caregivers: Outcomes of a pilot study. Psycho-Oncology, 17, 1152-1156.
100. McLean, L.M.,Walton, T.,Matthew, A., et al. (2011). Examination of couples' attachment security in relation to depression and hopelessness in maritally distressed patients facing end-stage cancer and their spouse caregivers: A buffer or facilitator of psychosocial distress? Supportive Care in Cancer, 19, 1539-48.
101. McMillan, S. (2005). Interventions to facilitate family caregiving at the end of life. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 8, S132-S139.
102. McMillan, S., Small, B., Weitzner, M., et al. (2005). Impact of coping skills intervention with family caregivers of hospice patients with cancer. Cancer, 106, 214-222.
103. Milberg, A., Rydstrand, K., Helander, L., et al. (2005). Participants' experiences of a support group intervention for family members during ongoing palliative home care. Journal of Palliative Care, 21, 277-284.
104. Milberg, A. & Strang, P. (2000). Met and unmet needs in hospital-based home care: qualitative evaluation through open-ended questions. Palliative Medicine, 14, 533-534.
105. Mokuau, N., Braun, K.L., Wong, L.K., et al. (2008). Development of a family intervention for NativeHawaiian women with cancer: A pilot study. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Development of a family intervention for Native Hawaiian women with.a0209801156.
106. Moorey, S.&Greer, S. (2002). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for People with Cancer. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Oxford.
107. Morse, S.R. & Fife, B. (1998). Coping with a partner's cancer: Adjustment at four stages of the illness trajectory. Oncology Nursing Forum, 25, 751-760.
108. Murray, S., Kendall, M., Boyd, K., et al. (2010). Archetypal trajectories of social, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing and distress in family caregivers of patients with lung cancer: Secondary analysis of serial qualitative interviews. British Medical Journal, 304, c2581.
109. Nagatomo, I., Akasaki, Y., Uchida, M., et al. (1999). Gender of demented patients and specific family relationship of caregiver to patients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14, 618-625.
110. National Alliance for Caregiving, in Collaboration with AARP (2009). Caregiving in the U.S., 2009. http://www.caregiving.org/data/ CaregivingUSAllAgesExec- Sum.pdf.
111. Nezu, A.M., Nezu, C.M., Felgoise, S.H., et al. (2003). Project genesis: Assessing the efficacy of problem-solving therapy for distressed adult cancer patients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 1036-1048.
112. Nijboer, C., Triemstar, M., Tempelaar, R., et al. (1999). Determinants of caregiving experiences and mental health of partners of cancer patients. Cancer, 86, 577-588.
113. Nijboer, C., Tempelaar, R., Triemstra, M., et al. (2001). The role of social and psychologic resources in caregiving of cancer patients. Cancer, 91, 1029-1039.
114. Northfield, S. & Nebauer, M. (2010). The caregiving journey for family members of relatives with cancer: How do they cope? Clinical Journal ofOncologyNursing, 14, 567-577.
115. Northouse, L.L. (1984). The impact of cancer on the family: An overview. International Journal of Psychiatric Medicine, 14, 215-242.
116. Northouse, L. (1989). A longitudinal study of the adjustment of patients and husbands to breast cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 16, 511-516.
117. Northouse, L.L., Katapodi, M., Song, L., et al. (2010). Interventions with family caregivers of cancer patients: Meta-Analysis of randomized trials. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 60, 317-339.
118. Northouse, L., Kershaw, T., Mood, D., et al. (2005). Effects of a family intervention on the quality of life of women with recurrent breast cancer and their family caregivers. Psycho-Oncology, 14, 478-491.
119. Northouse, L., Mood, D., Schafenacker, A., et al. (2007). Randomized clinical trial of a family intervention for prostate cancer patients and their spouses. Cancer, 15, 2809-2818.
120. Northouse, L.L., Mood, D., Templin, T., et al. (2000). Couples' patterns of adjustment to colon cancer. Social Science and Medicine, 50, 271-284.
121. Oberst, M.T., Thomas, S.E., Gass, K.A., et al. (1989). Caregiving demands and appraisal of stress among family caregivers. Cancer Nursing, 12, 209-215.
122. Oldham, L., Kristjanson, L.J., White, K., et al. (2006). Female relatives' experiences of testicular cancer. Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing, 7, 18-24.
123. Pasacreta, J., Barg, F., Nuamah, I., et al. (2000). Participant characteristics before and 4 months after attendance at a family caregiver cancer education program. Cancer Nursing, 23, 295-303.
124. Pasacreta, J.V. & McCorkle, R. (2000). Cancer care: Impact of interventions on caregiver outcomes. Annual Review Gerontology and Geriatrics, 18, 127-148.
125. Pederson, L.M.& Valanis, B.G. (1988). The effects of breast cancer on the family: A review of the literature. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 6, 95-118.
126. Pirl,W.F. (2004). Evidence report on the occurrence, assessment, and treatment of depression in cancer patients. Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 32, 32-39.
127. Rabow, M.W., Hauser, J.M. & Adams, J. (2004). Supporting family caregivers at the end of life: "They don't know what they don't know." Journal of the American Medical Association, 291, 483-491.
128. Reele, B. (1994). Effect of counseling on quality of life for individuals with cancer and their families. Cancer Nursing, 17, 101-112.
129. Rexilius, S., Mundt, C., Megel, M., et al. (2002). Therapeutic effects of massage therapy and healing touch on caregivers of patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Oncology Nursing Forum, 29, E35-E44.
130. Riess-Sherwood, P., Given, B.A. & Given, C.W. (2002). Who cares for the caregiver: Strategies to provide support. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 14, 110-121.
131. Rivera, H.R. (2009). Depression symptoms in cancer caregivers. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 13, 195-202.
132. Rohleder, N., Marin, T.J., Ma, R., et al. (2009). Biologic cost of caring for a cancer patient: Dysregulation of pro and anti-inflammatory signaling pathways. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 27, 2909-2915.
133. Sahler, O.J., Varni, J.W., Fairclough, D.L., et al. (2002). Problem-solving skills training for mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer: A randomized trial. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23, 77-86.
134. Sales, E. (1991). Psychosocial impact of the phase of cancer on the family: An updated review. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 9, 1-9.
135. Scott, J., Halford, W.K. & Ward, B. (2004). United we stand? The effects of a couple-coping intervention on adjustment to early stage breast or gynecological cancer. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 1122-1135.
136. Schott-Baer, D. (1993). Dependent care, caregiver burden, and self-care agency of spouse caregivers. Cancer Nursing, 16, 230-236.
137. Schubart, J.R., Kinzie, M.B.&Farace, E. (2008). Caring for the brain tumor patient: family caregiver burden and unmet needs. Neuro-oncology, 10, 61-72.
138. Schulz, R. & Beach, S.R. (1999). Caregiving as a risk factor for mortality: The caregiver health effects study. Journal of the American Medical Association, 282, 2215-2219.
139. Sherwood, P.R., Given, B.A., Donovan, H., et al. (2008). Guiding research in family care: A new approach to oncology caregiving. Psycho-Oncology, 17, 986-996.
140. Siegel, K., Reveis, V.H., Houts, P., et al. (1991). Caregiver burden and unmet patient needs. Cancer, 68, 1131-1140.
141. Sörensen, S., Pinquart, M. & Duberstein, P. (2002). How effective are interventions with caregivers? An updated meta-analysis. Gerontologist, 42, 356-372.
142. Stehl, M.L., Kazak, A. E., Alderfer, M.A., et al. (2009). Conducting a randomized clinical trial of a psychological intervention for parents/caregivers of children with cancer shortly after diagnosis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34, 803-816.
143. Surbone, A., Baider, L., Weitzman, T.S., et al. (2010). Psychosocial care for patients and their families is integral to supportive care in cancer: MASCC position statement. Supportive Care in Cancer, 18, 255-263.
144. Teel, C.S. & Press, A.N. (1999). Fatigue among elders in caregiving and noncaregiving roles. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 21, 498-520.
145. Thombre, A., Sherman, A.&Simonton, S. (2010). Religious coping and posttraumatic growth among family caregivers of cancer patients in India. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 28, 173-188.
146. Toseland, R.W., Blanchard, C.G. & McCallion, P. (1995). A problem solving intervention for caregivers of cancer patients. Social Science and Medicine, 40, 517-528.
147. Traeger, K., Greer, J.A., Fernandez-Robles, C., et al. (2012). Evidence-based treatment of anxiety in patients with cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Advance online publication.
148. Vess, J.D., Moreland, J.R.&Schwebel, A.I. (1985). Afollowup study of role functioning and the psychological environment of families of cancer patients. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 3, 1-13.
149. von Kanel, R., Mausbach, B.T., Patterson, T.L., et al. (2008). Increased Framingham coronary heart disease risk score in dementia caregivers relative to non-caregiving controls. Gerontology, 54, 131-137.
150. Wadhwa, D., Burman, D., Swami, N., et al. (2011). Quality of life and mental health in caregivers of outpatients with advanced cancer. Psycho-Oncology. Advance online publication.
151. Walsh, K., Jones, L., Tookman, A., et al. (2007). Reducing emotional distress in people caring for patients receiving specialist palliative care: Randomised trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 190, 142-147.
152. Walsh, S. & Schmidt, L. (2003). Telephone support for caregivers of patients with cancer. Cancer Nursing, 26, 448-453.
153. Weitzner, M., McMillan, S. & Jacobson, P. (1999). Family caregiver quality of life: Differences between curative and palliative cancer treatment settings. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 17, 418-428.
154. Wellisch, D., Mosher, M. & van Scoy, C. (1978). Management of family emotion stress: Familygroup therapy in a private oncology practice. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 28, 225-231.
155. Yabroff, K.R. & Kim, Y. (2009). Time costs associated with informal caregiving for cancer survivors. Cancer, 15, 4362-4373.