Zheng Huanhuan, Nian Sujuan, Deng Huili, Yan Mingxia
Objective To investigate and analyze the status of psychological detachment and its influencing factors among caregivers of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods Patients undergoing MHD and their caregivers in an MHD center of a hospital from November 2019 to July 2023 were selected as the research subjects. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect the general data of MHD patients and their caregivers. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed to identify the influencing factors of psychological detachment in caregivers of MHD patients. Results In this study, the average score of psychological detachment among 185 caregivers of MHD patients was (12.08±3.55) points, the average score of caregiver burden was (28.12±6.08) points, the average score of personal burden was (9.93±2.48) points, and the average score of caregiver social burden was (19.11±6.24) points. Correlation analysis showed that the psychological detachment score of caregivers was negatively correlated with the total score of caregiver burden (r=-0.412, P<0.05) and the score of caregiver social burden (r=-0.267, P<0.05), while no correlation was found with the score of personal burden (r=-0.137, P>0.05). Univariate analysis indicated that the level of psychological detachment in caregivers of MHD patients was associated with educational level, monthly per capita household income, joint care with others, daily care time for patients, personality type, employment status, duration of patient dialysis, dialysis-related complications of patients, and caregiver social burden score (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that caregiver social burden score, educational level below senior high school, no joint care with others, daily care time ≥6 hours, intermediate or introverted personality type, patient dialysis duration ≥1 year, and presence of dialysis-related complications in patients were independent risk factors affecting the psychological detachment level of caregivers of MHD patients (P<0.05). Conclusion The psychological detachment level of caregivers of MHD patients is moderate. Caregiver social burden score, educational level below senior high school, no joint care with others, daily care time ≥6 hours, intermediate or introverted personality type, patient dialysis duration ≥1 year, and presence of dialysis-related complications in patients are independent risk factors for the psychological detachment level of caregivers of MHD patients.