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Caring for patients with end-stage renal disease during COVID-19 lockdown: What (additional) challenges to family caregivers?

Helena SousaRoberta FrontiniOscar RibeiroConstança PaúlElísio CostaLeonilde AmadoVasco MirandaFernando RibeiroDaniela Maria Pias de Figueiredo
Published in: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences (2021)
The findings suggest that family caregivers of patients undergoing in-centre haemodialysis have to manage several additional care responsibilities due to COVID-19 lockdown. The dialysis team should consider the development of educational and supportive interventions to meet family caregivers' needs, mitigate emotional distress, fears and concerns, and prevent caregiver burden during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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