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ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2023

Burden, depression and anxiety effects on family caregivers of patients with chronic kidney disease in Greece: a comparative study between dialysis modalities and kidney transplantation.

Stavroula Vovlianou, Vasileios Koutlas, Fani Papoulidou, Vasilios Tatsis, Haralampos Milionis, Petros Skapinakis, Evangelia Dounousi

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Stavroula VovlianouDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. stavroulavov@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-9501
Vasileios KoutlasDepartment of Surgery and Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Fani PapoulidouDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital of Kavala, Kavala, Greece.
Vasilios TatsisDepartment of Surgery and Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Haralampos MilionisDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Petros SkapinakisDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Ioannina, Greece.
Evangelia DounousiDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
University of Ioannina · GRUniversity Hospital of Ioannina · GRTechnological Educational Institute of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · GR

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introductionBurden of caregivers is a status that was identified as a consequence of daily care. Anxiety and depression are probably related to complex tasks interwined with the care of a family member suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD). PURPOSE: To examine the experienced burden, anxiety and depression of Greek caregivers of patients with End-Stage CKD on dialysis as well as kidney transplant recipients (TX) in relation to their demographic profile and to compare among the groups.

methodsA total of 396 participants (198 couples of patients and caregivers) were recruited. Structured interviews and self-completed questionnaires were obtained from patients undergoing dialysis modalities as well as TX (28 peritoneal dialysis patients, 137 hemodialysis patients, 33 TX) and their caregivers. Zarit Burden Interview, Beck Depression Inventory and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 scales were used as screening tools.

resultsThe majority of caregivers were females (67.2%), with a median age of 58 years. Total burden was indicated as mild to moderate (Mdn = 36 (24-51)). Caregivers of haemodialysis (HD) patients showed the highest burden (Mdn = 40 (26-53)) followed by peritoneal dialysis(PD) (Mdn = 29 (25-51)) and TX group (Mdn = 28 (21-43)) (p = 0.022). Caregivers' depression and anxiety were related to the type of patients' treatment, as well. Caregivers of HD and PD patients reported significantly higher depression (Mdn = 11 (5-18)) and anxiety scores (Mdn = 3 (2-5)) in comparison to TX caregivers (Mdn = 6 (2-13) and Mdn = 2 (2-4)) (p = 0.045 and p = 0.04, respectively).

conclusionCaregivers of TX patients appeared to have less burden, depression and anxiety levels compared with caregivers of patients on dialysis modalities. Caregivers' burden is significantly associated with anxiety, depressive symptoms, gender, duration of caregiving, educational level, financial status and caregivers' age.

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Kidney TransplantationRenal Insufficiency, ChronicAnxietyAnxiety DisordersCaregiversFemaleGreeceHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRenal DialysisStress, PsychologicalAnxietyBurdenCaregiversDepressionHemodialysisKidney transplantationPeritoneal dialysis

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