32,200 patients (<60 years old)/74,400 patients (all ages) with cancer in Hong Kong
CHAN H.Y. CeliaAssistant Professor
LOU W. Q. VivianAssociate Professor
HO T.H. RainbowProfessor
CHAN S.M. JessiePost-doctoral Fellow
Challenges
Suffering stress, anxiety and depression (Cameron, Franche, Cheung, & Stewart, 2002) and poor physical health (Oyebode, 2003)
Sleep disturbance (Zhang, Yao, Yang, & Zhou, 2014), interference in daily life and health-promoting behaviors (Beesley et al., 2011)
Financial burdens (Northouse, Williams, Given, & McCorkle, 2012)
Reduced health-related quality of life (Vrettos et al., 2012)
The significant influence of patients’ situation (Kershaw et al., 2008)
References
Beesley, V. L., Price, M. A., Webb, P. M., Group, A. O. C. S., Study, A. O. C., & Investigators, Q. o. L. S. (2011). Loss of lifestyle: health behaviour and weight changes after becoming a caregiver of a family member diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 19(12), 1949-1956.
Cameron, J. I., Franche, R. L., Cheung, A. M., & Stewart, D. E. (2002). Lifestyle interference and emotional distress in family caregivers of advanced cancer patients. Cancer, 94(2), 521-527.
Kershaw, T. S., Mood, D. W., Newth, G., Ronis, D. L., Sanda, M. G., Vaishampayan, U., & Northouse, L. L. (2008). Longitudinal analysis of a model to predict quality of life in prostate cancer patients and their spouses. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 36(2), 117-128.
Northouse, L., Williams, A.-l., Given, B., & McCorkle, R. (2012). Psychosocial care for family caregivers of patients with cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30(11), 1227-1234.
Oyebode, J. (2003). Assessment of carers’ psychological needs. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 9(1), 45-53.
Vrettos, I., Kamposioras, K., Kontodimopoulos, N., Pappa, E., Georgiadou, E., Haritos, D., . . . Niakas, D. (2012). Comparing health-related quality of life of cancer patients under chemotherapy and of their caregivers. The Scientific World Journal, 2012.
Zhang, Q., Yao, D., Yang, J., & Zhou, Y. (2014). Factors influencing sleep disturbances among spouse caregivers of cancer patients in northeast China. PLoS One, 9(10), e108614.
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Chan, J. S. M., Fong, T. C. T., Ho, R. T. H., So, K.-F., Lou, V. W., Wong, P. W. C., . . . Chan, C. H. Y. (in preparation). Physical activity, health-related quality of life and confidence in fighting cancer among cancer patient-family caregiver dyads: The mediating role of emotional distress.
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