Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Apr 2014)

Cancer Patients Caregivers Comfort

  • Daniela de Araújo Lamino,
  • Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini,
  • Katharine Kolcaba

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0080-623420140000200012
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48, no. 2
pp. 278 – 284

Abstract

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Cross-sectional study, carried out at the outpatient clinic of an oncology hospital. Data were collected from 88 caregivers of cancer patients using the Caregiver General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) to assess the caregivers’ comfort. The caregivers’ GCQ score mean was 203.9; better comfort scores was associated with age, care time and current occupation; positive aspects of comfort were related to the fact that caregivers felt loved, to patients’ physical and environmental comfort and to caregivers’ spirituality. 203.9; better comfort scores were associated with age of the caregiver and current occupation; positive aspects of comfort were related to the fact that caregivers felt loved, to patients’ physical and environmental comfort and to caregivers’ spirituality. Caregivers, who didn’t have a paid job or leisure’s activities showed a worse GCQ. The GCQ scale can help to identify factors that interfere in caregivers’ comfort, as well as needs that can be modified through health professionals’ interventions.

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