Kitamura Yoshiko, Nakai Hisao, Maekawa Yukie, Yonezawa Hisako, Kitamura Kazuko, Hashimoto Tomoe, Motoo Yoshiharu
School of Nursing, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku 920-0293, Japan.
Kanazawa Medical University Hospital, Kahoku 920-0293, Japan.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Feb 6;11(4):473. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11040473.
The purpose of this study was to assess the burden of caregiving among family caregivers of cancer survivors aged 75 years or older in Japan. We included family caregivers of cancer survivors aged 75 years or older who were attending two hospitals in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, or receiving treatment during home visits. A self-administered questionnaire was developed based on previous studies. We obtained 37 responses from 37 respondents. Excluding those with incomplete responses, we had data from 35 respondents for analysis. The factor that significantly influenced the burden of caregiving for cancer survivors aged 75 years or older and family caregivers living together was the provision of full-time care ( = 0.041). Helping cancer survivors manage money ( = 0.055) was also associated with a higher burden. For family caregivers living separately, a more detailed examination of the association between the sense of caregiving burden and distance of travel to provide home-visit care is necessary, along with more support to attend hospitals with cancer survivors.
本研究的目的是评估日本75岁及以上癌症幸存者的家庭照顾者的照顾负担。我们纳入了日本石川县两家医院就诊的或接受家访治疗的75岁及以上癌症幸存者的家庭照顾者。基于以往研究编制了一份自填式问卷。我们从37名受访者那里获得了37份回复。排除回答不完整者后，我们有35名受访者的数据用于分析。对75岁及以上癌症幸存者和共同生活的家庭照顾者的照顾负担有显著影响的因素是提供全职照顾（P = 0.041）。帮助癌症幸存者管理金钱（P = 0.055）也与更高的负担相关。对于分开居住的家庭照顾者，有必要更详细地研究照顾负担感与提供家访照顾的出行距离之间的关联，同时为陪同癌症幸存者就医提供更多支持。
