Dyspnea and quality of life indicators in hospice patients and their caregivers.

Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101153626 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1477-7525 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14777525 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Qual Life Outcomes Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: [London] : BioMed Central, c2003-

Quality of Life*; Caregivers/*psychology ; Dyspnea/*psychology; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cost of Illness ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Dyspnea/classification ; Dyspnea/therapy ; Female ; Florida ; Hospice Care ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Reproducibility of Results ; Severity of Illness Index ; Statistics, Nonparametric

This study describe the assessment of dyspnea, symptom distress, and quality of life measures in 163 hospice patients with cancer who reported dyspnea. Mean age of the hospice patient sample was 70.22 years and 61.86 for caregivers (65% were spouses). The majority of patients and caregivers were white: 87%, 63% of the patients were male while 78% of caregivers were female. Mean dyspnea intensity as reported by patients was 4.52 (SD 2.29) and caregivers, 4.39 (SD 2.93). Patients' and caregivers' ratings of the patient's dyspnea intensity revealed no significant differences in ratings thus verifying that caregivers can assess dyspnea severity accurately. Patients' perceived quality of life ratings were not significantly correlated with ratings of their caregivers' perceived quality of life. For patients, symptom distress and education were significant predictors of variance in quality of life (R2 =.35, p =.04). However, mastery, symptom distress, age, and education were found to be significant predictors of variance in quality of life of caregivers (R2 =.40, p =.02).

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Date Created: 20030513 Date Completed: 20090630 Latest Revision: 20191027

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10.1186/1477-7525-1-9

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