Open AccessDedication in caring of hemodialysis patients: Perspectives and experiences of Iranian family caregivers
Author(s) -
Ahmad Ali Eslami,
Leili Rabiei,
Majid Shirani,
Reza Masoudi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_204_17
Subject(s) - medicine , thematic analysis , hemodialysis , qualitative research , family caregivers , dialysis , nursing , chronic renal failure , family medicine , psychiatry , surgery , social science , sociology
Although dialysis treatment is considered as a life-saving treatment for chronic renal failure patients, the caregivers face challenges in caretaking of these patients.