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Psychological consequences for family caregivers of patients receiving hemodialysis: threat or opportunity?
- Source :
- BMC Psychology, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021), BMC Psychology
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background 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. Methods 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. Results 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.” Conclusions The present study showed that though caring for hemodialysis patients threatens the caregiver’s psychological integrity, it provides the opportunity of development capabilities.
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medicine.medical_treatment
Iran
Care
Care provision
Nonprobability sampling
Renal Dialysis
Adaptation, Psychological
medicine
Humans
Psychology
Qualitative Research
General Psychology
media_common
Data collection
Family caregivers
Research
Psychological research
General Medicine
Psychological effects
BF1-990
Caregivers
Feeling
Content analysis
Hemodialysis
Family caregiver
Dialysis
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20507283
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0be96140fb5ce7c1fca8f307277f8c80