Quality of life and emotional distress in patients and burden in caregivers: a comparison between assisted peritoneal dialysis and self-care peritoneal dialysis

Abstract

Our findings of mostly comparable patient and caregiver outcomes in assisted PD and self-care PD suggest that caregiver burden and QoL should not be a barrier to using assisted PD.

Informal caregivers’ experiences of caring for people receiving dialysis: A mixed‐methods systematic review

“…; Griva et al . ). Other characteristics of informal caregivers are presented in Supplementary Table S4.…”

“…Highly dependent patients on PD required caregivers to focus more on personal hygiene and dialysis‐related activities (Griva et al . ). Finding a replacement informal carer so that the primary caregiver could have a break was identified in one study (Alnazly ).…”

“…; Griva et al . ). Most studies used a cross‐sectional design, thus additional longitudinal studies or studies with a larger sample size are needed to be able to compare results, generalise findings and indicate predictors of caregiver burden.…”

Informal caregivers of people undergoing haemodialysis: Associations between activities and burden

“…With regards to informal caregiver's activities, only two studies have reported the amount and types of caregiving tasks (Alnazly ; Griva et al ). The typical tasks provided by caregivers include daily living activities, household jobs, emotional support, and dialysis‐related tasks.…”

Anxiety and depression in patients with end-stage renal disease: impact and management challenges – a narrative review

“…patients administering dialysis unaided) and those on assisted PD (PD administration involving paid or unpaid caregivers), so as reports of burden among family members and caregivers. 24,33 The continuous nature of PD regimen and increased time requirements compared to intermittent HD may adversely affect emotional adjustment and, over time, may take its toll and manifest as depression and burn out.…”