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The Association of Self-esteem With Caregiving Demands, Coping, Burden, and Health Among Caregivers of Breast Cancer
Yesol Yang1, William Romine, Tolu O Oyesanya
1Author affiliations: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James, Columbus, Ohio (Dr Yang); Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina (Drs Oyesanya and Hendrix); Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (Dr Romine); College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Dr Park); and GRECC Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, North Carolina (Dr Hendrix).
Background:
We investigated how caregiver self-esteem was associated with caregiving demands, coping, burden, and health.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate how caregiver self-esteem is associated with caregiving demands, coping, burden, and health.
Methods:
Sixty-one caregivers of breast cancer patients were selected from a study conducted at a cancer clinic in the Southeastern region of the United States. Guided by the revised Stress and Coping Theory, a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data was conducted. We used structural equation modeling to analyze paths between caregiver self-esteem and caregiving demands (ie, hours spent on caregiving), coping, burden, and health.
Results:
Caregivers who effectively coped with stressful situations through strategies such as positive thinking, seeking social support, and problem solving were more likely to have higher levels of self-esteem; in turn, higher levels of self-esteem decreased caregiver burden and improved caregiver overall health.
Conclusions:
This study highlights the importance of self-esteem among caregivers of breast cancer patients. Additional research is needed to provide more insight into the influence of coping strategies on caregiver self-esteem, as well as the role of caregiver self-esteem on caregivers' and patients' well-being.
Implication For Practice:
Healthcare providers need to consider caregiver self-esteem and other associated caregiver characteristics to identify caregivers at risk of higher perceived levels of burden and poor overall health.
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