Assessing the needs of informal caregivers to cancer survivors: a review of the instruments
- Abstract:
- ObjectiveCancer may impact negatively on an informal caregiver's health long after treatment has ended. This review identifies the self-report measures currently in use to measure caregivers need for support and determines their scientific soundness and clinical utility.
- DOI:
- 10.1002/pon.3609
- URL:
- <Go to ISI>://WOS:000348760800001
- Journal:
- Psycho-Oncology
- issn:
- 1057-9249
- Publication year:
- 2015
- pages:
- 121-129
- Symptom status:
- Emotional state
- Functional status:
- Role functioning
Social functioning - Age:
- Adults (18-65)
Seniors (65+) - Disease:
- Neoplasms and related symptoms
- PRO / non-PRO:
- Non-patient Reported Outcome
- Type of measurement instrument:
- 1 - Questionnaires
- Instrument:
- CaSPUN - Cancer Survivors’ Partners Unmet Needs
CaTCoN - Cancer Caregiving Tasks, Consequences and Needs Questionnaire
CNAT - Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool in Cancer (versions: CNAT-C - CNAT-Caregivers)
HCNS - Healthcare Needs Scale/Survey
NAFC-C - Needs Assessment of Family Caregivers–Cancer
SCNS - Supportive Care Needs Survey (versions: SCNS-SF; SCNS-SF34; SCNS-LF59; SCNS-P&C - SCNS-Partner and Caregivers; SCNS-ST9 - SCNS-Screening Tool-9; SCNS34-BS - SCNS 34 +brain subscale)
SPUNS - Support Person Unmet Needs Survey (versions: SPUNS-SF)