Ahmad Ali Eslami1, Leili Rabiei1, Heidar Ali Abedi2, Majid Shirani3, Reza Masoudi4. 1. Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 2. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Khorasgan (Isfahan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran. 3. Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Shahr-e-kord University of Medical Sciences, Shahr-e-kord, Iran. 4. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery School, Shahr-e-kord University of Medical Sciences, Shahr-e-kord, Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coping skills enable caregivers to establish and maintain supportive relationships with the haemodialysis patients they care for. These skills are very important in terms of social support, promotion of mental health and social and family relations. The aim of this study is to investigate the coping skills of Iranian family caregivers as they take care of patients undergoing haemodialysis. METHODS: Twenty participants were selected for the study through purposive sampling. The data gathering techniques used for the research were in-depth and unstructured interviews. The researchers used an inductive thematic analysis approach to analyse the data generated from the interviews. RESULTS: Four main themes emerged from the data: help-seeking skills, self-nurturing skills, time management skills and stress management skills. CONCLUSION: The focus of attention was on the stress management coping skills of the caregivers of haemodialysis patients together with their ability to cope with complex problems. Healthcare providers, by taking into account these skills and strategies of empowerment, can help other caregivers of haemodialysis patients cope with their heavy care conditions and better define their purposes in caretaking.
BACKGROUND: Coping skills enable caregivers to establish and maintain supportive relationships with the haemodialysis patients they care for. These skills are very important in terms of social support, promotion of mental health and social and family relations. The aim of this study is to investigate the coping skills of Iranian family caregivers as they take care of patients undergoing haemodialysis. METHODS: Twenty participants were selected for the study through purposive sampling. The data gathering techniques used for the research were in-depth and unstructured interviews. The researchers used an inductive thematic analysis approach to analyse the data generated from the interviews. RESULTS: Four main themes emerged from the data: help-seeking skills, self-nurturing skills, time management skills and stress management skills. CONCLUSION: The focus of attention was on the stress management coping skills of the caregivers of haemodialysis patients together with their ability to cope with complex problems. Healthcare providers, by taking into account these skills and strategies of empowerment, can help other caregivers of haemodialysis patients cope with their heavy care conditions and better define their purposes in caretaking.
Authors: Javier Roberti; Amanda Cummings; Michelle Myall; Jonathan Harvey; Kate Lippiett; Katherine Hunt; Federico Cicora; Juan Pedro Alonso; Carl R May Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-09-04 Impact factor: 2.692