title: Burden among care-givers of kidney transplant recipients and its associated factors.
abstract: Burden among care-givers of chronically ill patients has been widely investigated. However, there is no study evaluating perceived pressure on care-givers of kidney transplant recipients. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of care-giving to renal transplant recipients in Iranian Muslim population and to analyze factors associated with it. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 41 care-givers of renal recipients. The Care-giver Burden Scale (CB Scale) was used to evaluate the care-giver's perceived burden and its correlates. Statistical analysis was performed using software SPSS v.13.0. P (p 0.05), and being a parent or spouse to the patient (p 0.05). We also found significant adverse effects of patients' second transplantation and gender (male) on care-givers' burden. There was no significant relationship between care-giver burden score and patients' marital status, education level, operation time, age, donor type (cadaveric or living), and dialysis history before and after transplantation. In conclusion, care-givers experience strain, which has implications for research and service provision. Service providers need to identify those care-givers at risk of greater strain and help them in situations that cannot be altered. Future research should be conducted to identify the effects of interventions, on care-givers' burden perception.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Urology Research Center (NURC), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Behzad.einollahi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Einollahi
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taheri
authors.forename: Eghlim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nemati
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbaszadeh
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pourfarziani
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nourbala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological