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Chinese Journal of Nursing Education ›› 2021, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (7): 659-663.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2021.07.017

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The positive feelings and its influencing factors of family caregivers of patients with maintenance hemodialysis

WANG Guo-qing(),YI Xiang,YU Li-ping()   

  • Received:2020-11-11 Online:2021-07-20 Published:2021-07-25
  • Contact: Li-ping YU E-mail:2018283050103@whu.edu.cn;yuliping@whu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the positive aspects of caregiving among family caregivers of maintenance hemodialysis(MHD) patients and the influencing factors. Methods A total of 237 MHD patients’ family caregivers were recruited by convenience sampling from the hemodialysis unit of two tertiary hospitals in Wuhan city. Questionnaires were general information questionnaire and Positive Aspects of Caregiving(PAC).Results The score of PAC among the family caregivers was(31.28±7.28),with a scoring rate of 69.52%. Multiple regression results showed that family caregiver’s gender,age,marital status,caregiving years and whether to have other chronic diseases were the main influencing factors of PAC(P<0.05),which explained 32.3% of the variance.Conclusion The PAC level of family caregivers of MHD patients was above medium level,which indicate that they experienced more positive experiences in the process of care. Medical staff could give targeted support and guidance with consideration of their influencing factors to further enhance their PAC.

Key words: Hemodialysis, Questionnaires, Family caregivers, Positive feelings