Caregiver Burden and Hemodialysis

Factors associated with self-perceived burden to the primary caregiver in older patients with hematologic malignancies: an exploratory study

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Burden and Depression among Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients

“…These caregivers not only have to sustain their living and maintain their quality of life, they also have to take care of their chronically ill family member. Moreover, as the chronic kidney disease patients are usually middle to old aged adults, their caregivers (primarily found to be spouses) are equally aged partners, many of whom have their own physical ailments, lack community connections, and have limited financial reserves [2]. This is even more true when the caregivers are parents.…”

The Burden for Caring Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis is Influenced by Social and Demographic Factors

“…In China, end-stage renal disease is still considered as a fatal disease to the most of patients and the task of personal life care for patients in maintenance hemodialysis falls primarily on one of the core family members, i.e., spouses, parents, adult-children, siblings, and daughteror son-in-laws. The caregiver is expected to aid in patient's daily life and most of medical activities in between the dialysis [6][7][8]. When patient becomes more ill or has acute event, new disease(s) and complication(s), caregiver's workloads and responsibilities are overwhelmed, resulting in increased physical, emotional and financial burden and stress [9][10][11].…”