Psychological consequences for family caregivers of patients receiving hemodialysis: threat or opportunity?

Family caregivers of patients receiving hemodialysis experience physical and psychological disorders. They are unfortunately neglected. The aim of this study was to explain the psychological consequences for family caregivers of patients receiving hemodialysis. This qualitative inductive conventiona...

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Published in:BMC Psychology 2021-10, Vol.9 (1), p.154-154, Article 154
Main Authors: Ebadi, Abbas, Sajadi, Seyedeh Azam, Moradian, Seyed Tayeb, Akbari, Roghayeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Care
Caregivers
Chronic illnesses
Codes
Confidentiality
Content analysis
Data collection
Dialysis
Disease
Family caregiver
Hemodialysis
Humans
Interviews
Iran
Medical research
Patients
Psychological effects
Qualitative Research
Quality of life
Renal Dialysis
Researchers
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Summary:Family caregivers of patients receiving hemodialysis experience physical and psychological disorders. They are unfortunately neglected. The aim of this study was to explain the psychological consequences for family caregivers of patients receiving hemodialysis. This qualitative inductive conventional content analysis research approach was conducted in Tehran, Iran. Nineteen hemodialysis patient caregivers were enrolled via purposive sampling. Data collection was conducted through in-depth and semi-structured interviews until reaching data saturation. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, imported into the Open Code Software, and analyzed using the Graneheim and Lundman methods. The results included two main categories: (1) threats to the psychological integrity; (2) development of capabilities. The first main category comprised the sub-categories of "care-related negative feelings and emotions," care-related stress and its behavioral impacts on care, "psychological disorders arising from care provision," and "impaired quality and quantity of sleep." The second main category comprised of the sub-categories of "care-related positive feelings and emotions" and "coping strategies." The present study showed that though caring for hemodialysis patients threatens the caregiver's psychological integrity, it provides the opportunity of development capabilities.
ISSN:2050-7283
2050-7283
DOI:10.1186/s40359-021-00667-7