The Self-Care Practices of Family Caregivers of High Mortality Cancer Patients: Differences by Varying Levels of Caregiving Well-Being and Performance (FR481C)

Caregivers of individuals with high-mortality cancer perform vital tasks that may disrupt their health-preserving self-care practices, such as eating healthy, staying physically active, getting adequate rest, balancing solitude and social interaction, and staying spiritually connected. The authors assessed differences in caregiver self-care practices associated with varying levels of caregiver well-being and performance. A significant proportion of caregivers simultaneously report low engagement in all forms of self-care practice , high depression and anxiety, and low HRQoL mental health scores. Caregiver well-being and performance might be optimized through interventions targeted at enhancing health responsibility, stress management, interpersonal relationships, and spiritual growth self-care practices.