Abstract

BANOBRE GONZALEZ, Antonio et al. The effectiveness of educational intervention in carers of patients in dialysis and evaluation of the load. Rev Soc Esp Enferm Nefrol [online]. 2005, vol.8, n.2, pp.156-165. ISSN 1139-1375.

Good education improves quality of life; the demographic changes and the gradual ageing of the population with chronic renal insufficiency in substitutive renal treatment, and the many associated pathologies determine a population that is highly dependent on carers. We therefore evaluate the load and knowledge of the main carers of "dependent" patients in substitutive renal treatment in the Ourense Hospital Complex. With the results, we perform an educational intervention and follow up by evaluating its effectiveness. It is determined which patients are dependent in their treatment and those who look after themselves, and a study is made of the carers. The Zarit and Zarit scale is applied to the load of the carer and the knowledge of the main carer before and after the education. In our population, 24.5 % of the patients in HD and 33.3 % in DP are dependent on a carer. The carers perceived no overloading, and the load was similar in both types of dialysis (hospital v home), this perception also falling with their time as carers. The carers’ knowledge increases significantly following the intervention; suitable information must be given at the beginning of the treatment, and must be continued throughout, as the carers do not increase their knowledge without help.

Keywords : Dependence; Carer; Educational intervention; Substitutive renal treatment.

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