Changes to This Summary (05/02/2013)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Potential Roles for the Family Caregiver

Added text to state that the desire for additional help from family and friends has been identified as an indicator of caregiver burden (cited Burton et al. as reference 13).

Interventions for Caregivers

Added text about the impact of a problem-solving intervention on increasing caregiver assistance and improving caregiver health (cited Sherwood et al. as reference 13).

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