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Perceived stress and its impact among family caregivers to terminal cancer patients.

Carmen Wing Han Chan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-107). / Questionnaire also in Chinese. / Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.8 / Chinese Perspectives --- p.9 / Chapter Two: --- Literature Review --- p.12 / The Impact of Cancer on the Family --- p.12 / The Effect of Caregiver Stress on the Family --- p.15 / Caregiver Tasks --- p.22 / Chapter - --- Physical and Comforting Care --- p.24 / Chapter - --- Being available --- p.26 / Chapter - --- Uncertainty --- p.28 / Chapter - --- Finances --- p.31 / Chapter - --- Existential Concerns and Meaning of Cancer --- p.32 / Chapter - --- Supportive Services and Family Resources --- p.34 / Chapter - --- Altered Role and Lifestyle --- p.37 / Stress Symptoms --- p.39 / Chapter - --- Physical Symptoms --- p.40 / Chapter - --- Psychological Symptoms --- p.42 / Summary --- p.44 / Chapter Three: --- Methodology --- p.46 / Aim of the Study --- p.46 / Research Objectives --- p.46 / Design --- p.47 / Sample --- p.48 / Instruments --- p.49 / Chapter - --- Patient's Demographic Information --- p.50 / Chapter - --- Caregiver's Demographic Information --- p.50 / Chapter - --- Caregiver Tasks --- p.50 / Chapter - --- Stress Symptoms --- p.52 / Translation of Instruments --- p.53 / Data Collection Procedure --- p.54 / Ethical Consideration --- p.55 / Data Analysis --- p.56 / Chapter Four: --- Results --- p.58 / Caregivers' Characteristics --- p.58 / Patients' Characteristics --- p.59 / Caregiver Tasks --- p.60 / Stress Symptoms --- p.62 / Correlation among Stress Symptoms and Caregiver Tasks --- p.64 / Chapter - --- The Stress Symptoms Scale and its Sub-Scales --- p.64 / Chapter - --- The Caregiver Tasks Scale and its Sub-Scale --- p.64 / Chapter - --- Stress Symptoms and Caregiver Tasks --- p.65 / "Caregivers' Age, Education Level, Patients' Age, and Study Variables" --- p.66 / Chapter - --- "Caregivers' Age, Education Level and Caregiver Tasks" --- p.66 / Chapter - --- "Caregivers' Age, Education Level, and Stress Symptoms" --- p.66 / Chapter - --- "Patients' Age, Caregiver Tasks, and Stress Symptoms" --- p.67 / Other Caregivers' Demographic Variables and Study Variables --- p.67 / Other Patients' Demographic Variables and Study Variables --- p.68 / Chapter Five: --- Discussion --- p.70 / Introduction --- p.70 / Caregiver Tasks --- p.70 / Stress Symptoms --- p.76 / Relationship between Caregiver Tasks and Stress Symptoms --- p.79 / Caregivers' Demographic Characteristics and Study Variables --- p.81 / Patients' Demographic Characteristics and Study Variables --- p.86 / Limitations --- p.88 / Chapter - --- Cross-sectional Design --- p.88 / Chapter - --- Sample --- p.90 / Chapter - --- Instruments --- p.91 / Chapter - --- Translation --- p.91 / Recommendations for Future Research --- p.92 / Conclusion --- p.96 / REFERENCES --- p.98 / Appendix / Chapter I. --- Informed Consent Form --- p.108 / Chapter II. --- Characteristics of Patient --- p.109 / Chapter III. --- Narrative for Consent --- p.110 / Chapter IV. --- Caregiver's Profile --- p.111 / Chapter V. --- Caregiver Tasks --- p.112 / Chapter VI. --- Stress Symptoms --- p.115 / Chapter VII. --- Translated copies of Instrument --- p.117

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322147
Date January 1997
ContributorsChan, Carmen Wing Han., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Nursing.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 121 leaves ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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