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To estimate the prevalence of depression in cancer caregivers and identify influencing factors.

September 1, 2018MedicineOpen Access

Prevalence and determinants of depression in caregivers of cancer patients

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Randomized meta-analysis estimates depression in cancer caregivers, indicating multiple affecting factors.

To estimate the prevalence of depression in cancer caregivers and identify influencing factors.
Performed random effects meta-analyses on thirty studies with a total of 21,149 caregivers.
Conducted literature searches across various electronic databases to gather relevant research articles.
Analyzed relationships between depression and quality of life affecting factors reported in individual studies.
Prevalence of depression was found to be 42.30% [33.31, 51.29] and anxiety 46.55% [35.59, 57.52].
Quality of life score for caregivers averaged at 64.55 [47.44, 81.66].
Factors positively associated with depression included caregiving burden, caregiver's sleep quality, and being unemployed, while age and education level were negatively associated.

Geng et al. (2018) studied this question.

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