Care Burden in Peritoneal Dialysis Caregivers.

Yuzuncu Yil University9 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to explore the subjective opinions and perspectives of peritoneal dialysis caregivers regarding the caregiver burden they experience.

Caregiving significantly contributes to the development of caregiver burden in caregivers of peritoneal dialysis patients. This study aimed to explore the subjective opinions and perspectives of peritoneal dialysis caregivers regarding the caregiver burden they experience. This study was conducted using the Q methodology because it allows working with small sample sizes.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Peritoneal Dialysis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be between 18 and 65 years of age, * Must be able to read and write, * Must have no vision or hearing problems, * Must be willing to participate in our study, * Must be conscious and have no psychiatric problems, * Must have no communication problems, * Must be related to the patient. Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of a permanent caregiver (constant change), * Desire to leave the job.

Locations (1)

Sbu. Van Training and Research Hospital

Van, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Subjective views of caregivers survey

Subjective views of caregivers of peritoneal dialysis patients regarding care burden

Time frame: up to 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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