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The impact of education on caregiver burden on two inpatient oncology units.

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Creedle, C; Leak, A; Deal, AM; Walton, AM; Talbert, G; Riff, B; Hornback, A
Published in: Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
June 2012

Providing standardized education can alleviate the burden felt by the caregiver and improve health outcomes for both the patient and caregiver. Four disease groups were included in this study that represent a significantly longer hospital stay than other cancers: acute myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphoma, or those undergoing blood marrow transplant. The complexity of care is significantly higher, necessitating greater caregiver burden following hospitalization. Eligible patients and their caregivers received post-hospitalization care education through an Oncology CarePartner Program addressing the patient's physical and emotional needs. The impact of the CarePartners program on caregiver burden was evaluated by the Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale (OCBS) and Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale (BCOS) on two oncology units (medical/oncology (n = 17) and blood marrow transplant (n = 21)) at three times: within 5 days of admission (T1), patient discharge from the hospital (T2), and 30 days post-discharge (T3). There were significant increases seen from T1-T2 (median = 4, p = 0.0007) and T1-T3 (median = 5.5, p = 0.003) in the BCOS. No significant changes in OCBS (time or difficulty) were seen. Standardized patient education helped improve caregivers' overall well-being but lacked in impacting the time spent and difficulty with caregiving tasks. Educational changes to address these specific areas or evaluation by different scales are both worth further investigation.

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Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education

DOI

EISSN

1543-0154

ISSN

0885-8195

Publication Date

June 2012

Volume

27

Issue

2

Start / End Page

250 / 256

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Public Health
  • Patient Discharge
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Inpatients
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Female
 

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Creedle, C., Leak, A., Deal, A. M., Walton, A. M., Talbert, G., Riff, B., & Hornback, A. (2012). The impact of education on caregiver burden on two inpatient oncology units. Journal of Cancer Education : The Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 27(2), 250–256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-011-0302-3
Creedle, Crista, Ashley Leak, Allison M. Deal, Ann Marie Walton, Gayl Talbert, Barbara Riff, and Ann Hornback. “The impact of education on caregiver burden on two inpatient oncology units.Journal of Cancer Education : The Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 27, no. 2 (June 2012): 250–56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-011-0302-3.
Creedle C, Leak A, Deal AM, Walton AM, Talbert G, Riff B, et al. The impact of education on caregiver burden on two inpatient oncology units. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education. 2012 Jun;27(2):250–6.
Creedle, Crista, et al. “The impact of education on caregiver burden on two inpatient oncology units.Journal of Cancer Education : The Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, vol. 27, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 250–56. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s13187-011-0302-3.
Creedle C, Leak A, Deal AM, Walton AM, Talbert G, Riff B, Hornback A. The impact of education on caregiver burden on two inpatient oncology units. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education. 2012 Jun;27(2):250–256.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education

DOI

EISSN

1543-0154

ISSN

0885-8195

Publication Date

June 2012

Volume

27

Issue

2

Start / End Page

250 / 256

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Public Health
  • Patient Discharge
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Inpatients
  • Humans
  • Hospitalization
  • Female