Amaç: Araştırma, kanserli bireyin bakımından sorumlu yakınlarının yaşam

Objective: The aim of our study was to define the factors influencing thequality of life in caregivers of patients with cancer. It was a descriptivecross-sectional study.Methods: Using a simple random sampling, we recruited 112 patients withcancer hospitalized in Ear Nose Throat (ENT) inpatients department at a universityhospital and their caregivers. Data was collected by administeringPatient and Caregiver Information Form and Quality of Life Family Version.Results: It was found that mean Quality of Life Family Version scores of caregiverswere within the midrange. Factors related to the patient as ‘‘whetherthey have children or not, the number of children they have, employmentstatus, level of income, certain symptoms’’ and factors related to caregiversas ‘‘gender, whether they have children or not, living in same house with thepatient, being diagnosed with a chronic disease, being responsible for careof more than one individual’’ were found to affect life quality of caregivers.Conclusion: There are biological, psychological, sociocultural, environmentaland political-economic factors which have an effect on life qualityof primary caregivers of patients with cancer. These factors should be takeninto consideration when meeting the needs of patients with cancer andtheir caregivers.