Effects on caregiver burden of education related to home care in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Caring for a patient undergoing hemodialysis is highly stressful and can negatively affect a caregiver's physical and psychological well‐being. This study was conducted to examine the effect of educational support concerning caregiver burden and given to the caregivers of hemodialysis patients. This experimental study was performed with 122 caregivers. Patients' data were collected by means of Personal Information Form and Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale (ZCBS). Characteristics of caregivers of hemodialysis patients were analyzed descriptively in terms of frequencies and percentages for categorical data, means, and standard deviations. Mann‐Whitney U test, Kruskall‐Wallis test, and percentages were used in the data analysis. The mean ZCBS score was 52.1 ± 8.6 (range, 0–88). Among the caregivers, the mean score of the ZCBS was significantly higher in women, single, young, family relatives as “daughter/sister/brother/daughter‐in‐law and town/district, high educational level (P