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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322147 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Contributors | Chan, Carmen Wing Han., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Nursing. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 121 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use 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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