J Geriatr Oncol
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Management of elderly patients suffering from cancer: Assessment of perceived burden and of quality of life of primary caregivers.
To evaluate the perceived burden and the quality of life (QoL) at 3 and 6months of the primary caregiver (PC) of patients aged 70 and over suffering from cancer and the predictors of QoL in this population. ⋯ The main determinants of the QoL of PCs concerned factors inherent to the PC (age and perceived burden) and patient (functional independence).