Samara NA

Samara NA

Tanzania

Publications
  • Research Article
    The Burdens On Caregivers Of Patients Above 65 Years Old Receiving Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study
    Author(s): Alnazly EK and Samara NAAlnazly EK and Samara NA

    Background: End-stage renal failure is a chronic disease routinely treated with hemodialysis. Hemodialysis is the disease’s only available treatment in Jordan; it is a life-long treatment that imposes burdens on patients and their caregivers. Most patients have unpaid family caregivers who do a variety of tasks and so become increasingly burdened, occupied with those tasks, and unable to participate in activities of interest to them. Aim: The goal of this study is to explore the experience of caregivers of patients 65 years and older receiving hemodialysis in order to understand the burdens of this specific population. Methods: The study subjects were the caregivers of patients who received outpatient hemodialysis at one outpatient hemodialysis center in the capital city of Amman, Jordan. A total number of nine caregivers were included in the study. The caregivers’ ages ra.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/hccr.1000118

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