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Abstract
The caregivers of patients on peritoneal dialysis therapy need to strengthen their ability to care.
Goal: To describe the experience of the family caregiver who cares for people in peritoneal dialysis that attending the program "Caring for the caregivers" © Institutional Version".
Methodology: Qualitative descriptive study, conducted in the first half of 2015, with a sample consisting of 277 stories of family caregivers of peritoneal dialysis who attended the program "Caring for the Caregivers© institutional version". To analyze the data the Atlas Ti program version 6.0 was used; an inductive findings taxonomy was built, reducing the nominal codes and descriptors to turn to these categories of analysis, was used content analysis techniques. Informed consent process was performed.
Results: Among the characteristics of caregivers found that most of them are of working age women who are mothers, daughters or wives who take care of the family. 7 categories of analysis were constructed: New knowledge, interaction with others, support, rest, welfare, opportunity to improve and new perspective.
Conclusions: The experience of participating in the program "Caring for the Caregivers © institutional version" is an experience that goes from acquiring new knowledge to gain new perspective as a caregiver.
Goal: To describe the experience of the family caregiver who cares for people in peritoneal dialysis that attending the program "Caring for the caregivers" © Institutional Version".
Methodology: Qualitative descriptive study, conducted in the first half of 2015, with a sample consisting of 277 stories of family caregivers of peritoneal dialysis who attended the program "Caring for the Caregivers© institutional version". To analyze the data the Atlas Ti program version 6.0 was used; an inductive findings taxonomy was built, reducing the nominal codes and descriptors to turn to these categories of analysis, was used content analysis techniques. Informed consent process was performed.
Results: Among the characteristics of caregivers found that most of them are of working age women who are mothers, daughters or wives who take care of the family. 7 categories of analysis were constructed: New knowledge, interaction with others, support, rest, welfare, opportunity to improve and new perspective.
Conclusions: The experience of participating in the program "Caring for the Caregivers © institutional version" is an experience that goes from acquiring new knowledge to gain new perspective as a caregiver.
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caregivers; peritoneal dialysis; ability; nursing.
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López León D, Rodríguez Calderón L, Carreño Moreno S, Cuenca I, Chaparro Díaz L. Caregivers of peritoneal dialysis patients: experience of participating in a skilled care program. Enferm Nefrol [Internet]. 2015 [cited 2025 Apr 30];18(3):[about 7 p.]. Available from: https://www.enfermerianefrologica.com/revista/article/view/3864
