Factors influencing scales of burden, coping mechanisms, and quality of life in caregivers of hemodialysis patients in Andhra Pradesh, India
| Autor: | S A A Latheef, V Sivakumar, M Nagarathnam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Gerontology
caregivers demography Coping (psychology) Clinical variables medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention Burden coping strategies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Multivariate analysis of variance Quality of life 030502 gerontology Medicine social variables Prospective cohort study lcsh:R5-920 hemodialysis business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mean age humanities clinical variables quality of life 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Original Article Hemodialysis lcsh:Medicine (General) 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Palliative Care Indian Journal of Palliative Care, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 62-67 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 0973-1075 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_117_20 |
| Popis: | Background: Evaluation of factors influencing scales of burden, coping mechanisms, and quality of life (QOL) in caregivers of hemodialysis (HD) patients may lead to the revision of interventions aimed at the betterment of QOL of caregivers of HD patients. In this study, we investigated the influence of demographic, social, and clinical variables on burden, coping mechanisms, and QOL in caregivers of HD patients. Methods: In this prospective study, 150 caregivers of HD patients were recruited. Assessment of burden, coping strategies, and QOL were made by the Zarit Burden Interview, Revised Ways of Coping, and Short Form-36 QOL. The role of age, gender, and social and clinical variables on these constructs was investigated using multivariate analysis of variance. Results: The mean age was 43.86 ± 1.11 years. Males outnumbered females. Most were Hindu, married, primary school educated, unemployed, spouses, caring the patients, and suffering from chronic diseases for |
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