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ArticleIndian journal of palliative care

Factors Influencing Scales of Burden, Coping Mechanisms, and Quality of Life in Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients in Andhra Pradesh, India.

M Nagarathnam, S A A Latheef, V Sivakumar

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Article in Indian journal of palliative care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M NagarathnamDepartment of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
S A A LatheefDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
V SivakumarDepartment of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvaluation 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.

methodsIn 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.

resultsThe 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 <5 years. In multivariate analysis of variance, effect of age on physical functioning (PF), general health (GH), and physical component summary (PCS) score (

conclusionThe role of demographic, social, and clinical variables should be taken into consideration while initiating therapies for reducing the burden and improving the QOL of caregivers.

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Burdencaregiversclinical variablescoping strategiesdemographyhemodialysisquality of lifesocial variables

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