Kidney Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Routine Care
Sponsors
Stephen Kpekura
Stephen Kpekura
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for haemodialysis patients (1) Patients diagnosed of CKD. (2) Patient put on at least 2-3 times haemodialysis per week for at least 3 months. (3) Age = 18 years (4) Patients who will give their consent voluntarily to participate in the study. Inclusion criteria for informal caregivers of haemodialysis patients (1) Informal caregivers who are =18 years. (2) Be the main informal caregivers of patient. (3) Take care of patient for at least 8 hours a day for at least 3 months (4) Does not receive remuneration for care giving. (5) Give their consent voluntarily for the study (6) Recommended by patients if more than one meets the inclusion criteria.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for haemodialysis patients (1) Patients with disorders related to mental health, language, visual, or hearing that may affect the outcome of the study (2) Patients without informal caregivers Exclusion criteria for informal caregivers of haemodialysis patients (1) Informal caregivers with disorders related to mental health, language, visual, or hearing that may affect the outcome of the study (2) Informal caregivers of patients who refuse to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1)Selfcare practices of haemodialysis patients (2)Informal caregiver contribution to selfcare practices of haemodialysis patients. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) Quality of life of haemodialysis patients: (2) Quality of life of informal caregivers of haemodialysis patients: (3) Congruence in disease appraisal | — |
Countries
Ghana
Contacts
Public ContactYan Shan
School of Nursing and Health Zhengzhou University
Outcome results
None listed