Caregiver burden in patients with peritoneal dialysis

Abstract

Introduction: The experience of being a caregiver produces a sense of satisfaction for the care and search for patient well-being. Unfortunately, the duration of time, technique and procedure of peritoneal dialysis produces an overload in the caregiver, added the dependence of the patient according to age, mental and physical state. The objective was to determine the level of caregiver burden in patients with peritoneal dialysis treatment in an area adjacent to the city of Chiclayo-Peru. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study. The sampling was simple random without replacement, consisting of 75 caregivers selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data collection was performed using the caregiver burden questionnaire in patients on peritoneal dialysis, previously validated by three experts and with a reliability of 0.847 (Cronbach's alpha). The data were processed with the statistical package SPSS version 22. At all times, ethical principles and criteria of scientific rigor were respected. Results: 94.7% of the caregivers presented a level of slight burden, three dimensions were evaluated: the dependence of the patient (53.3%), self-care of the caregiver (96.0%) and socio-family repercussions (78, 7%). Conclusion: We can conclude that the level of caregiver burden is mild, and the most prevalent profile regarding socio-demographic data of caregivers is: adult female, patient's wife and living with the patient.