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The study involved 398 patient-caregiver dyads, assessing psychological adaptation, caregiver burden, and caregiving competence over six months.
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Psychological adaptation scores for caregivers significantly increased from pre-discharge to six months post-surgery, while caregiving burden and competence decreased.
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Negative correlations were found between psychological adaptation and both caregiver burden and caregiving competence across all time points.
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Significant predictors of psychological adaptation included time, having one caregiver, and lower scores on caregiver burden and competence.
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The findings highlight the importance of addressing caregiver burden and competence to improve psychological adaptation in primary caregivers of thyroid cancer patients.
