Quality of Life of Caregivers of Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients

• Published in: Biology of blood and marrow transplantation Vol. 24; no. 11; pp. 2271 - 2276
• Main Authors: Jamani, Kareem, Onstad, Lynn E., Bar, Merav, Carpenter, Paul A., Krakow, Elizabeth F., Salit, Rachel B., Flowers, Mary E.D., Lee, Stephanie J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Caregiver; Caregivers - psychology; Family caregiver; Female; Hematopoietic cell transplant; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - psychology; Humans; Informal caregiver; Male; Middle Aged; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Transplantation Conditioning - psychology; Young Adult; Informal caregiver; Family caregiver; Hematopoietic cell transplant; Caregiver; Quality of life

•Nearly 20% of caregivers report poor quality of life versus the general population.•Age, gender, and education are important predictors of caregiver quality of life.•Depression and sleep disorder are more common in caregivers versus the general population. Caregivers are critical to recipient recov...