Caregiver burden among informal caregivers in the largest specialized palliative care unit in Malaysia: a cross sectional study

• Published in: BMC palliative care Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 186
• Main Authors: Ahmad Zubaidi, Zati Sabrina, Ariffin, Farnaza, Oun, Cindy Teoh Cy, Katiman, Diana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 08.12.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anxiety; Burden; Cardiovascular disease; Caregiver; Caregivers; Cross-sectional studies; Dementia; Depression, Mental; Life expectancy; Mental depression; Palliative; Palliative care; Palliative treatment; Patients; Population; Psychological aspects; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Social aspects; Surveys; Young adults; Malaysia

Abstract Background Informal caregivers (IC) are often overshadowed by the attention required by the terminally ill. This study aims to reveal the estimated proportion of caregiver burden, psychological manifestations and factors associated with caregiver burden among IC in the largest specialized P...