Abstract
Objective To explore the moderating and mediating role of social support in the relationship between caregiver burden and Negative Affect in Caregivers of cancer patients. Methods A total of 407 caregivers of cancer patients in tertiary hospital in Xinjiang were recruited by cross-sectional survey method. Caregives were investigated using Caregiver Burden Scale for Cancer patients, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, theSocialSupport Rating Scale. Results Social support mediated the relationships between caregiver burden andnegative effect, which accounted for 6.41% of the total variance. The interactive effects of caregiver burden× social support on thenegative affect was significant(β=0.003, t=2.782, P<0.01). Conclusions Social support plays a mediatingand moderating role on the relationships between caregiver burden and negative effect. Key words: Neoplasms; Caregivers; Caregiver burden; Negative effect; Social support
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