Dyadic Psychological Stress Among Lung Cancer Patient-caregiver Dyads

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

254 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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A lung cancer diagnosis has a huge impact on the psychological well-being of both patients and family caregivers. However, the current psychological stress status among dyads remains unclear. The investigators aimed to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression and identify the factors that influence patients with lung cancer and their caregivers. The investigators will conduct a cross-sectional study of 254 dyads of lung cancer patients and family caregivers from four tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, China from January 2021 to June 2021. Besides, the investigators used several instruments to collect data on depression, anxiety, illness perception, mindfulness, self-compassion, and dyadic coping. The independent samples t-test, analysis of one-way variance, Spearman's correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were employed. The results will recommend oncology nurses promptly screen high-risk patient-caregiver dyads who may suffer from severe psychological stress and provide them with targeted psychosocial interventions.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lung Cancers Lung Cancer Patients

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

FAMILY_BASED

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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lung cancer caregiver-caregiver dyads

dyadic psychological distress

Intervention Type OTHER

There is no intervention among the cross-sectional study.

Interventions

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dyadic psychological distress

There is no intervention among the cross-sectional study.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* As for patients: aged≥18 years; hospitalized patients with lung cancer diagnosed by pathological section or cytology; and relatively stable condition, conscious, and able to express their willingness correctly.
* As for caregivers: aged ≥18 years; a primary caregiver with a cumulative caregiving time of more than 33 hours; and a family member of the patient with lung cancer, such as spouse, children, parents, or other relatives.

Exclusion Criteria

* As for patients: people with a combination of other cancers or serious life-threatening diseases; the presence of audiological disorders or previous mental or cognitive disorders, such as anxiety disorder, or depression disorder; and receiving mental disorder treatments.
* As for caregivers: formal caregivers with employment relationships, such as nannies; the presence of audiological disorders or previous mental disorders or cognitive disorders, such as anxiety disorder, depression disorder; and receiving mental disorder treatments.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Juan LI

lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Xiangya School of Nursing

Changsha, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Li J, Li C, Zou J, Cheng FQ, Peng L, Deng LH, Wu PP, Gao SY, Xiong ZY, Zuo Y, Luo Y, Rao XH, Yuan B, Chen OY, Zhang JP. Prevalence and influencing factors of the dyadic psychological stress among patients with lung cancer and their family caregivers: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nurs. 2025 Jan 6;24(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02635-z.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 39762831 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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