Assessing burden and its determinants in caregivers of chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis

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dc.contributor.authorJoseph, SJen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhandari, SSen_US
dc.contributor.authorDutta, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhatri, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorUpadhyay, A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T07:00:43Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T07:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Caregivers face a lot of adversities while supporting their near ones undergoing haemodialysis, and their burden is often ignored by health professionals. The paucity of research in the Indian context has kept their needs out of sight. Aim: To explore the level of burden in the caregivers of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing haemodialysis and to assess whether patient related variable affects the burden. Methods: Fifty-one patients and their caregivers from two dialysis units in Sikkim, India, were assessed cross-sectionally. The Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale (ZCBS) was administered to measure the caregiver burden. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Charlson’s Comorbidity Index (CCI) assessed the patient’s depression and medical comorbidities, respectively. Descriptive analysis was done for the sociodemographic and clinical variables. Chi-square test was used to find the association between the categorical data. Kruskal-Wallis tested the association between categorical and quantitative variables. Results: Mean age of patient was 46.13 (±13.15) years and that of the caregiver was 44.78 (±12.14) years. 68.6% of caregivers had mild to severe levels of caregiver burden. Caregivers who were unemployed and educated till secondary school were more likely to report caregiver burden. Female gender, older caregivers, and caregivers attending patients with a longer history of haemodialysis reported a more severe burden. Conclusion: The level of burden in caregivers of CKD patients is significant and is affected by various factors, which, in turn, also affects patient’s wellbeing. Further research in this area is needed in our country for better management of patients and policymaking.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationJoseph SJ, Bhandari SS, Dutta S, Khatri D, Upadhyay A.. Assessing burden and its determinants in caregivers of chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences. 2021 Dec; 12(2): 96-100en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-2061
dc.identifier.issn2394-2053
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218394
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy Publisheren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00017.3en_US
dc.subjectPatient Health Questionnaireen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectComorbidity.en_US
dc.titleAssessing burden and its determinants in caregivers of chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysisen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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