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Patient-reported outcome measures for cancer caregivers: a systematic review
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posted on 2023-06-15, 20:45 authored by Valerie ShillingValerie Shilling, Lucy Matthews, Valerie JenkinsValerie Jenkins, Lesley FallowfieldLesley FallowfieldPurpose Informal caregivers provide invaluable help and support to people with cancer. As treatments extend survival and the potential burdens on carers increase, there is a need to assess the impact of the role. This systematic review identified instruments that measure the impact of caregiving, evaluated their psychometric performance specifically in cancer and appraised the content. Methods A 2-stage search strategy was employed to: 1. identify instruments that measure the impact of caregiving, 2. run individual searches on each measure to identify publications evaluating psychometric performance in the target population. Searches were conducted in Medline, Embase, CINAHL and Psychinfo and restricted to English for instrument used and article language. Psychometric performance was evaluated for content and construct validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, precision, responsiveness and acceptability. Individual scale items were extracted and systematically categorised into conceptual domains. Results 10 papers were included reporting on the psychometric properties of 8 measures. Although construct validity and internal consistency were most frequently evaluated, no study comprehensively evaluated all relevant properties. Few studies met our inclusion criteria so it was not possible to consider the psychometric performance of the measures across a group of studies. Content analysis resulted in 16 domains with 5 overarching themes: lifestyle disruption; wellbeing; health of the caregiver; managing the situation and relationships. Conclusions Few measures of caregiver impact have been subject to psychometric evaluation in cancer caregivers. Those that have do not capture well changes in roles and responsibilities within the family and career, indicating the need for a new instrument.
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G1625-05; Bristol-Myers Squibb
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- Published
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Quality of Life ResearchISSN
0962-9343Publisher
SpringerExternal DOI
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8Volume
25Page range
1859-1876Department affiliated with
- Sussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) Publications
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2016-03-15First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-03-15First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-03-15Usage metrics
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