Effects of Nutritional Knowledge of Informal Caregivers on Depression and Metabolic Outcomes of Hemodialysis Patients
- 29 August 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Ecology of Food and Nutrition
- Vol. 61 (1), 110-123
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.1968850
Abstract
Chronic renal failure (CRF) makes significant changes in the life of patients and their families. A good family support has a positive effect on successful patients’ adaptation to the treatment and compliance with dietary regimen. This study aimed to examine the effects of nutritional knowledge of informal caregivers on depression and metabolic outcomes of hemodialysis patients. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Baskent University Hemodialysis Center with 116 hemodialysis patients and their informal caregivers. Findings revealed that the caregivers who were the couple of the patients had the highest nutritional knowledge level than the other caregivers (p < .05). The postgraduate caregivers were more likely to have high nutritional knowledge level than the others (p < .05). The inflammation marker of the patients was significantly lower in the group of caregivers with higher level (T3 group) of nutritional knowledge than the others (p < .05). The mean CES-D scores were also more likely to be low in T3 group than in the others (p < .05). These findings highlight that the nutritional knowledge of caregivers of hemodialysis patients may have an additional benefit on patients’ nutritional management and metabolic outcomes.Keywords
Funding Information
- Baskent University Research Fund
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