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- Title
Caregiver Burden and Workplace Productivity Among Hospice Cancer Caregivers.
- Authors
Thomas Hebdon, Megan C.; Jiayun Xu; Beck, Anna C.; Cloyes, Kristin G.; Mooney, Kathi; Reblin, Maija; Djin Lyn Tay; Cleary, Catie; Ellington, Lee
- Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationships among family caregiver burden and workplace productivity and activity impairment among home hospice family caregivers of individuals with cancer who worked while providing end-of-life caregiving. SAMPLE & SETTING: Baseline data from a longitudinal study of communication between hospice providers and hospice family caregivers were used for this secondary analysis. METHODS & VARIABLES: Working family caregivers with complete workplace productivity and activity impairment data were included in this analysis (N = 30). Demographic data, caregiver burden, and workplace productivity and activity impairment were examined with descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and hierarchical linear regressions. RESULTS: Hospice family caregivers were primarily White, female, married, and employed full-time. Caregiver burden levels were significantly positively associated with activity impairment, presenteeism, and work productivity loss. These relationships remained statistically significant when controlling for age. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Hospice and oncology nurses can support working hospice family caregivers by assessing for burden and associated workplace challenges, as well as by providing referrals for respite and community resources.
- Subjects
HOSPICE care; LABOR productivity; BURDEN of care; REGRESSION analysis; PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; CANCER patient medical care; SECONDARY analysis
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2023, Vol 50, Issue 5, p665
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1188/23.ONF.665-670