Understanding Caregiver Burden in Colorectal Cancer: What Role Do Patient And Carer Factors Play?

additional 6% to 11% of variance), however carer characteristics only emerged as a significant predictor of the health burden scale (11% of explained variance). Key individual predictor variables of burden domains included patients’ general health status, presence of a stoma, and the time costs associated with care. ConClusions: These results highlight the need to recognise the role that various factors play in determining carer burden. While certain aspects of carer characteristics influence this, patient health and care-related activities have the most significant impact pointing to a need to deliver effective support to those most at risk of carer burden.