Relationship between social support and caregiver's burden among caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2017.10.007
- VernacularTitle:维持性血液透析患者照顾者负担和社会支持状况及其相关性
- Author:
Lin CHEN
1
;
Xiaoyi CAO
;
Jiao ZHANG
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西医院肾内科血液透析中心
- Keywords:
hemodialysis;
caregiver's burden;
social support
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2017;16(10):30-34
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the relationship between the caregiver's burden and social support for caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis. Method The investigation was conducted among a total of 150 caregivers for hemodialysis patients using social support scaleand Zarit caregiver burden interview. Results The total scores on caregiver's burden and social support were18.00 (12.00,20.00) and 31.85±6.69, respectively. The caregiver's care burden was significantly and negatively related to social support in the patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, the utilization of social support utilization were significantly and negatively related to personal burden and caregiver's burden, and the social support was significantly and negatively related to caregiver's burden(P<0.05). Conclusions Caregivers with more social support report less caregiver's burden.Social support system should be developed to reduce caregiver's burden and take care of patients efficiently.
