The relationship of health behaviors with XXXX .

@entity1 @entity8 @entity5 @entity1295 @entity25
OBJECTIVE: The burden and psychological impact of providing care to a loved one with @entity5 is significant and associated with a number of problems including @entity25 and @entity1295 . While engaging in healthy behaviors such as proper nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction may improve sleep and @entity1295 , few studies have focused on this relationship. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship of health behaviors with @entity25 and @entity1295 in transplant caregivers. METHODS: Data were analyzed from a cross-sectional survey of 78 caregivers of @entity1 undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Measures included: Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II), Brief Symptom Inventory (Distress), Caregiver Reaction Assessment (Caregiver Burden), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory Short-Form. RESULTS: Controlling for age, gender, BMI, burden and distress, health behaviors predicted @entity25 (B   =   -0.408, p   =   0.021) and @entity1295 (B   =   -0.966, p   <   0.001). Stress management (B   =   -0.450, p   =   0.001), nutrition (B   =   -0.249, p   =   0.048), and interpersonal relationships (B   =   -0.319, p   =   0.049) were the HPLP-II subscales that significantly predicted @entity25 ; nearly every HPLP-II subscale predicted @entity1295 . CONCLUSIONS: Despite the burden and distress associated with caregiving, engaging in healthy behaviors may help to improve @entity8 . Published 2015. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
