Stergiannis Pantelis, Christoforaki Maria, Platis Charalampos, Lahana Eleni, Oikonomou Aikaterini Niki, Intas George
Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
University General Hospital of Heraklion "PAGNI", Iraklio, Greece.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1425:283-290. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31986-0_27.
In Greece, patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) usually go to dialysis centers two or three times a week for three/four hours per session because the treatment for home is unavailable; therefore, caregivers should perform supportive transportation and care functions.
This study was designed to assess the burden and quality of life in caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis (PD) and to record their attitude toward Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19).
We studied caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. A total of 80 caregivers took part (30 caregivers of patients of PD and 50 caregivers of patients of HD). The final form of the questionnaire was based on the Quality-of-Life Scale (SF-12) and the Zarit Scale, in order to record the scale of burden and the effect on them throughout the process. The Fear Due to COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) contributed to recording the caregivers' fear toward the pandemic of COVID-19.
Most of the caregivers were women with an average age of about 60 years and 6-10 were the patient's wife or partners. The prevalence of the moderate or severe burden of the patients was found at 18.7%, and the few or no burden at all at 33.8%. The prevalence of fear toward COVID-19 was at very high levels, reaching 82.5% in all caregivers.
During the pandemic period of COVID-19, the role of the caregivers of the patients, both who follow the PD method and those who have joined the HD, is particularly important. Their quality of life has been partially affected in all dimensions.
在希腊，接受血液透析（HD）的患者通常每周前往透析中心两到三次，每次治疗三/四个小时，因为家庭治疗不可用；因此，护理人员应履行支持性交通和护理职能。
本研究旨在评估接受血液透析和腹膜透析（PD）患者的护理人员的负担和生活质量，并记录他们对2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的态度。
我们研究了接受血液透析和腹膜透析患者的护理人员。共有80名护理人员参与（30名腹膜透析患者的护理人员和50名血液透析患者的护理人员）。问卷的最终形式基于生活质量量表（SF-12）和扎里特量表，以记录负担程度以及整个过程对他们的影响。COVID-19恐惧量表（FCV-19S）有助于记录护理人员对COVID-19大流行的恐惧。
大多数护理人员为女性，平均年龄约60岁，其中6至10人是患者的妻子或伴侣。发现患者中度或重度负担的患病率为18.7%，轻度或无负担的患病率为33.8%。对COVID-19的恐惧患病率处于非常高的水平，在所有护理人员中达到82.5%。
在COVID-19大流行期间，采用腹膜透析方法和接受血液透析的患者的护理人员的作用尤为重要。他们的生活质量在各个方面都受到了部分影响。
