Caregiver Burden in Caregivers of Renal Patients under Hemodialysis
By: Talebi M1, Mokhtari Lakeh N2*, Rezasoltani P3, Kazemnejad leili E4, Shamsizadeh M5
1- Department of Nursing (health),Instructor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
2- Department of Nursing (health), Instructor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
3- Department of Midwifery, Instructor, PhD candidate of reproductive health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
4- Bio-statistics, Associate professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
5- Department of Nursing (Medical-Surgical), Instructor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Received: 2014/01/26
Accepted: 2014/04/06
Abstract
چمقدمه : نحوه ارتباط والدین با فرزندان با سبک فرزندپروری آنان ارتباط دارد.سبکهای فرزندپروری نقش مهمی در شکل گیری شخصیت بهنجار و نابهنجار در کودکان داشته و در صورت بکار گیری سبکهای ناکارآمد در تربیت کودکان می تواند منجر به پیامدهای منفی متعددی از جمله مشکلات رفتاری در آنان گردد.Introduction: Family of chronic renal disease patients conducts various supportive interventions for their patients at home and outpatient centers such as dialysis ward in hospitals. Caregivers of these patients often spend a lot of time caring for them and withstand fatigue and burden. Timely recognition of these burdens in the caregivers, have played a decisive role in promoting mental health.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the level of caregiver burden and its related factors in caregivers of hemodialysis patients referring to Razi hospital in Rasht city.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 154 hemodialysis patients referred to the Razi Hospital in Rasht who was chosen by Sequential sampling method. Data were collected through interview by completing two questionnaire of Zarit caregiver burden and socio-demographic of patients and caregivers. Data were analyzed by using descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential tests (binomial test).
Rیافته ها: نتایج نشان داد که سبک فرزندپروری مقتدرانه هم با نمره کل مشکلات رفتاری درونی سازی (003/RResults: Mean and standard deviation deviation of caregiver burden was 50.75±14 and 74.7 % of the caregivers had severe caregiver burden. In addition, 46.1% of hemodialysis patients had very little vigor to doing things and 42.9% of them required a lot of care as reported.
Conclusion: In attention to the need of hemodialysis patients to receive care from family, it is recommended to pay more attention to these caregivers regarding assessment of their burden and taking actions to reduce burden.
Keywords: Caregivers, Renal Insufficiency, Renal Dialysis
Corresponding Author: Nasrin Mokhtari Lakeh, Rasht, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Email: Lake.nasrin@gmail.com
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