Caregiver Burden and Responsibilities for Nurses to Reduce Burnout

Abstract

The world has been aging, and technology has been advancing. Increasing population and chronic diseases indicate that importance of home care will continue. Many important chronic diseases in the world-such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hemodialysis and heart failure-affect the daily life and quality of life of the individual negatively. The patient needs help and support from the caregiver in many ways, such as using medicines, maintaining health checks, and maintaining daily living activities. In particular, in the home care process of the disease, there are difficulties in the physical, social, emotional and economical areas for both individuals and caregivers. Through the role of educator, the nurse can help to share the burden of care with family members, to give equal responsibility for each individual in the family and to plan the care period.

Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients and Their Caregivers: A Dyadic Analysis1

“…It seems that having a patient receiving HD treatment is the most difficult to deal with for a caregiver compared to other renal replacement therapy modalities. Therefore, nephrology nurses should include the primary caregivers in their care protocol and mental health assessments (Demirba g et al, 2017).…”

“…Data were analyzed using the APIM as a distinguishable dyad model, in which the actor effect is the impact of a person's emotional distress on his/her own QOL and the partner effect is the impact of a person's emotional distress on his/her partner's QOL. This analysis assumes that the relationship between patient and caregiver is one of interdependence rather than independence, in which each member of the dyad influences the other's outcome as well as their own (Demirbağ, Özkan, Bayrak, & Kurt, 2017; Kenny, Kashy, & Cook, 2006).…”

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“…The findings of the current study not only support the Folkman et al [ 6 ] framework, but also provide insight for policy makers to develop appropriate interventions to address caregivers’ needs. Furthermore, nurses’ interaction with patients, their families and other caregivers puts them in an important position to help caregivers reduce the negative impact of the disease on their family well-being [ 20 ].…”