Abstract

Informal caregivers are essential members of the healthcare team providing care, valued at over $250 billion each year, to millions of individuals who require assistance with health and daily care. It is important to examine caregiver QOL within various patient populations including lung transplantation, when patients' illness necessitates both acute and chronic care. Patients assigned to the transplant waiting list are required to have an identified caregiver, so nurses need to be informed about the patient-caregiver dyad, and their QOL. The study of caregiver QOL is important to enhance nursing knowledge and design nursing interventions that support caregiver-candidate dyads during the lung transplant waiting phase.

This descriptive, comparative study, guided by the Roy Adaptation Model, examined the QOL of lung transplant candidate-caregiver dyads from a multidimensional perspective. The purposes were to (a) describe the QOL as perceived by caregivers of LT candidates, (b) compare the caregiver's perceived QOL with the LT candidate's perceived QOL, and (c) describe the relationships among health status, reaction to caregiving and QOL.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3229795; ProQuest document ID: 305300093. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Cheryl A. Lefaiver, PhD, CCRP, Director - Advocate Aurora Research Institute

Sigma Membership

Alpha Beta

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Health Related Quality of Life, Informal Caregivers, Lung Transplantation

Advisor

Vicki Keough

Second Advisor

Dorothy Lanuza

Third Advisor

Marijo Letizi

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Loyola University Chicago

Degree Year

2006

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-10-06

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