Hemodialysis - Chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease, stage 5
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for patients: 1- Age 18 to 65 years old with hemodialysis program per week (three times per week and each time, 3-4 hours). 2- Have a primary caregiver at home. 3- No previous history of renal transplant. Inclusion criteria for caregivers: 1- caregivers should have the primary responsibility to care of the patient and should be a member of family. 2- Age more than 18 years old. 3- Have the ability to speak, read and write in farsi. 4- Do not any known mental or neurological disorder. 5-Caregivers should not be a member of medical staff. The exclusion criteria: 1-Occurrence of stressful events in family ( divorce, financial crisis, death of the primary family members). 2-Participating in training courses related with research intervention program during the study. 3- The lack of willingness to continue participating during the study. 4-The absence of primary caregiver who receipts training even in one training session. 5-The patient should be a candidate for kidney transplant during the study. 6-Protecting other chronic patients except hemodialysis patient in the family.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caregiver’s Burden. Timepoint: Pre test and Six Week’s after intervention. Method of measurement: Caregiver’s Burden index.;Caregiver’s Quality of life. Timepoint: Pre test and Six Week’s after intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life sf-36. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Iran School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran Universityof Medical Science