Informal Family Care Partner Well-Being Is Diminished in End-Stage Liver Disease.
Lissi Hansen, Michael F Chang, Shirin Hiatt and 2 others
PMID 38526959WHAT IT FOUND
Family care partners of outpatients with end-stage liver disease often had high strain, poor sleep, and low quality of life; spouses and younger partners were more likely to be in worse well-being groups.
Key findings
01More than 71.4% had significant sleep disturbances, 15.6% had moderate or greater depressive symptoms, and physical and mental quality of life were below the national average of 50.
02Three care partner well-being classes were identified: mildly diminished (82, 53.2%), moderately diminished (60, 39.0%), and severely diminished (12, 7.8%).
03Older care partner age and better relationship quality were associated with lower odds of worse well-being, while spousal relationship was associated with greater odds of worse well-being.
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What it does not show
The study was cross-sectional and used a single baseline data point, so it cannot show that any factor caused worse well-being. The sample was mostly White and non-Hispanic and came from two health systems in one geographic area, so it may not apply to other groups. The study did not capture medical management care partners may have received for depression or sleep problems. The severely diminished well-being group was small, so its findings should be read cautiously.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not read the three well-being classes as evidence that targeted interventions work. This was a cross-sectional survey, so it can guide assessment but cannot show that any intervention improves well-being.