Abstract
Objective: To systematically review the effect of psychosocial interventions on improving QoL, depression and anxiety of cancer caregivers.Methods: We conducted a systematic review of psychosocial interventions among adult cancer caregivers published from 2011 to 2016. PsycINFO, PubMed, Proquest, Cochrane Library, Embase, Applied Social Sciences Index and s (ASSIA), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and EBSCO, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and WANFANG were searched. Inclusion criteria were: randomized controlled trails (RCTs); psychosocial intervention to cancer caregivers; psychosocial health indicators including quality of life, depression or anxiety.Results: 21 studies out of 4,666 identified abstracts met inclusion criteria, including 19 RCTs. The intervention modes fell into the following nine categories: family connect intervention, self-determination theory-based intervention (SDT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emotion-focused therapy (EFT), comprehensive health enhancement support system (CHESS), FOCUS programme, existential behavioral therapy (EBT), telephone interpersonal counseling (TIP-C), problem-solving intervention (COPE).Conclusion: paired-intervention targeting self-care and interpersonal connections of caregivers and symptom management of patients is effective in improving quality of life and alleviating depression of cancer caregivers while music therapy is helpful for reducing anxiety of cancer caregivers.
Highlights
Today, the morbidity of cancer in China is on the climb, and the disease has become a widespread social problem
A literature search was conducted in the following digital databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, Proquest, Cochrane Library, Embase, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and EBSCO, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and WANFANG
A total sample of 3,604 cancer caregivers enrolled at baseline and the number of caregivers in each study ranged from 20 to 484
Summary
The morbidity of cancer in China is on the climb, and the disease has become a widespread social problem. Every day 8,550 people receive a confirmed diagnosis, and about six people are diagnosed with cancer every single minute (World Health Organization, 2015). After the diagnosis is made, caregivers have to take the responsibility of plenty of activities without. Activating resources and finding meaning Self-care and stress management Personal values for re-orientation. Y 6 weeks (d = −0.21) 12 months (d = −0.25). Y 4 months (d = − 0.18) 6 months (d = − 0.07) 8 months (d = 0.15) Y Post-Test (d = 0.43) 3 months (d = 0.16) 12 months (d = 0.52). Depression Y 6 weeks (d = 0.13) 12 months (d = 0.20) Y (d = − 0.27) N
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