Effects of problem solving therapy on self-care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients: A pilot study
Caring for a relative with terminal cancer brings a series of problems in the family, work, financial and social arenas. These problems, in turn, cause a negative impact on the Quality of Life (QOL) of the patients’ primary caregivers, including their physical and psychological health. The purpose o...
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| author | Nancy Elizabeth Rangel-Domínguez Leticia Ascencio-Huertas Rosa Elena Ornelas-Mejorada Silvia Rosa Allende-Pérez Edgar Landa-Ramírez Juan José Sánchez-Sosa |
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| description | Caring for a relative with terminal cancer brings a series of problems in the family, work, financial and social arenas. These problems, in turn, cause a negative impact on the Quality of Life (QOL) of the patients’ primary caregivers, including their physical and psychological health. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of an intervention based on Problem Solving Therapy on QOL, anxious and depressive symptoms and on the acquisition of self-care skills by terminal cancer patients’ primary caregivers. A repeated measures N=1 design was used on pre and post intervention measurements on Beck’s anxiety and depression inventories, the WHOQOL-Bref and a questionnaire on self-care expressly designed for the study. Results revealed clinically significant improvements on anxious and depressive symptoms and improvement on the participants’ QOL. Problem Solving Therapy resulted a viable and effective approach to cope with the problems posed by caring for a terminal patient and improving self-care skills. A possible drawback of the procedures includes a lengthy intervention howhich was not always commensurate with the survival time of the terminal patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2354f9d1cea443d9e2fd4c79d9140482022-12-21T23:01:19ZspaUniversidad Complutense de MadridPsicooncologia1696-72401988-82872014-01-01102-336537610.5209/rev_PSIC.2013.v10.n2-3.4345542184Effects of problem solving therapy on self-care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients: A pilot studyNancy Elizabeth Rangel-Domínguez0Leticia Ascencio-Huertas1Rosa Elena Ornelas-Mejorada2Silvia Rosa Allende-Pérez3Edgar Landa-Ramírez4Juan José Sánchez-Sosa5Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MéxicoInstituto Nacional de Cancerología, MéxicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, MéxicoInstituto Nacional de Cancerología, MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MéxicoCaring for a relative with terminal cancer brings a series of problems in the family, work, financial and social arenas. These problems, in turn, cause a negative impact on the Quality of Life (QOL) of the patients’ primary caregivers, including their physical and psychological health. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of an intervention based on Problem Solving Therapy on QOL, anxious and depressive symptoms and on the acquisition of self-care skills by terminal cancer patients’ primary caregivers. A repeated measures N=1 design was used on pre and post intervention measurements on Beck’s anxiety and depression inventories, the WHOQOL-Bref and a questionnaire on self-care expressly designed for the study. Results revealed clinically significant improvements on anxious and depressive symptoms and improvement on the participants’ QOL. Problem Solving Therapy resulted a viable and effective approach to cope with the problems posed by caring for a terminal patient and improving self-care skills. A possible drawback of the procedures includes a lengthy intervention howhich was not always commensurate with the survival time of the terminal patients.http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/PSIC/article/view/43455Terapia de solución de problemascuidadores primariosansiedaddepresióncalidad de vida. |
| spellingShingle | Nancy Elizabeth Rangel-Domínguez Leticia Ascencio-Huertas Rosa Elena Ornelas-Mejorada Silvia Rosa Allende-Pérez Edgar Landa-Ramírez Juan José Sánchez-Sosa Effects of problem solving therapy on self-care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients: A pilot study Psicooncologia Terapia de solución de problemas cuidadores primarios ansiedad depresión calidad de vida. |
| title | Effects of problem solving therapy on self-care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients: A pilot study |
| title_full | Effects of problem solving therapy on self-care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients: A pilot study |
| title_fullStr | Effects of problem solving therapy on self-care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients: A pilot study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of problem solving therapy on self-care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients: A pilot study |
| title_short | Effects of problem solving therapy on self-care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients: A pilot study |
| title_sort | effects of problem solving therapy on self care behaviors by primary caregivers of terminal cancer patients a pilot study |
| topic | Terapia de solución de problemas cuidadores primarios ansiedad depresión calidad de vida. |
| url | http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/PSIC/article/view/43455 |
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