TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - A burden to others: a common source of distress for the terminally ill
JO  - Cognitive behaviour therapy
A1  - Wilson, Keith G.
A1  - Curran, Dorothyann
A1  - McPherson, Christine J.
SP  - 115
EP  - 123
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - Recent research into the desire for death among people with terminal illness has begun to recognize the importance of "feeling oneself a burden to others" as a factor in suicidal behaviour. In this study, 69 patients with advanced cancer underwent semi-structured interviews. The sense of self-perceived burden was found to be a common experience, reported by 39.1% of participants as a minimal or mild concern and by 38% as a moderate to extreme concern. The sense of burden showed a low correlation with physical symptoms (r = 0.02-0.24) and higher correlations with psychological problems (r = 0.35-0.39) and existential issues (r = 0.45-0.49). Comparisons of participants with high or low levels of self-perceived burden showed the importance of this factor for overall quality of life. In summary, self-perceived burden is an important but underestimated dimension of social cognition in the medically ill.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1650-6073
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16506070510008461
ID  - ref1
ER  -