A multicenter cross-sectional study on factors associated with caregiving appraisal in pediatric acute leukemia caregivers

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 6; p. e0324589
• Main Authors: Ouru, Phoebe Abonyo, Zheng, Hong, Lin, Zhi, Yang, Minghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 06.06.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acute leukemia; Adolescent; Adult; Anxiety; Appraisals; Cancer; Care and treatment; Caregivers; Caregivers - psychology; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Correlation analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Environmental impact; Families & family life; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Leukemia; Leukemia in children; Male; Medical prognosis; Medical records; Mental health; Middle Aged; Oncology; Patients; Pediatrics; Perceptions; Psychological aspects; Psychological stress; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Regression models; Self-perception; Stress; Stress, Psychological; Subgroups; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Well being; Young Adult; China

Caring for pediatric acute leukemia (PAL) patients poses significant psychological challenges for family caregivers, impacting their well-being and caregiving capacity. This multicenter study aimed to assess caregivers' perception of their caregiving role using the revised Caregiving Appraisal...