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van Lieshout TS, Vonk S, Driehuis E, Roeterdink AJ, Goto NA, Vogels T, Kooijman W, Bart J, Broese van Groenou MI, van Jaarsveld BC, Abrahams AC. Exploring experiences and health-related quality of life of caregivers of patients who start home dialysis: study protocol for a prospective, multicentre cohort study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e064172. [PMID: 36356997 PMCID: PMC9660610 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Starting dialysis not only has a major impact on the life of patients but also on their informal caregivers. Previous research shows greater burden and lower quality of life among caregivers of dialysis patients compared with the general population. Unfortunately, the evidence on the course of both positive and negative experience in caregivers of incident dialysis patients is scarce. Furthermore, well-designed, prospective, multicentre studies comparing caregiving of home dialysis patients with in-centre dialysis patients are lacking. This paper proposes a protocol to assess the trajectory of experiences (both positive and negative) and quality of life of caregivers of home dialysis patients compared with caregivers of in-centre dialysis patients. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This paper presents a protocol for a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study which extends the ongoing Dutch nOcturnal and hoME dialysis Study To Improve Clinical Outcomes (DOMESTICO). This study will include at least 200 adult caregivers of patients who start dialysis therapy and have been included in the DOMESTICO study. Positive experiences of the caregivers will be the primary outcome parameter of this study, and negative experiences and health-related quality of life the secondary outcome parameters. Required support will be investigated as an exploratory finding. Outcome parameters will be assessed at baseline, and at 6 and 12 months after start of dialysis using validated questionnaires. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval for this study has been obtained from the Medical Research Ethics Committee of the Amsterdam University Medical Centre. The results of this study will be disseminated by publication in a peer-reviewed journal and through presentations at conferences and seminars.
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Affiliation(s)
- T S van Lieshout
- Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - E Driehuis
- Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - A J Roeterdink
- Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
| | - N A Goto
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
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- Dialysis Center Maxima, Maxima Medical Center, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
| | - Wcs Kooijman
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Dutch Kidney Patients Association, Bussum, the Netherlands
| | - M I Broese van Groenou
- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - B C van Jaarsveld
- Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Diapriva Dialysis Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - A C Abrahams
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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