Caregiver burden, patients' self-perceived burden, and preference for palliative care among cancer patients and caregivers.

Related Articles Caregiver burden, patients’ self-perceived burden, and preference for palliative care among cancer patients and caregivers. Psychooncology. 2015 Nov;24(11):1545-51 Authors: Lee JE, Shin DW, Cho J, Yang HK, Kim SY, Yoo HS, Jho HJ, Shin JY, Cho B, Park K, Park JH Abstract OBJECTIVE: Recently, caregiver burden (CB) has emerged as an important issue in the area of palliative medicine. However, patients’ feelings related to being a burden to their families (i.e., self-perceived burden [SPB]) is also a significant issue. We evaluated the relation of CB and SPB as preference for palliative care. METHODS: A national, multicenter, cross-sectional survey…
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