Caregiver burden among informal caregivers of hemodialysis patients in selected private hospitals of Udupi district

Not Applicable

Completed

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/12/060919
• Lead Sponsor: Shravya L Nayak

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2024-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 186

Inclusion Criteria

Informal caregivers of patients who are receiving hemodialysis treatment for more

than 3 months of period and aged 18 years and above

Participants who are informal caregivers of hemodialysis patients who are receiving

hemodialysis on an outpatient basis

Participants were informal caregivers of hemodialysis patients who are visiting the

hospital for follow-up consultation

Exclusion Criteria

Caregivers who are on medication with psychiatric illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
This study will Identify the amount of care burden and determine sociodemographic <br/ ><br>characteristics that influence the level of care burdenTimepoint: 6 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
to provide insight into understanding difficulties experienced by informal <br/ ><br>caregivers of hemodialysis patientsTimepoint: 6 months