Examining social support, psychological status and health-related quality of life in people receiving haemodialysis.

Background: Being on haemodialysis can lead to many burdens on patients' lives. Social support for patients is crucial; however, whether social support affects health outcomes including both depression, anxiety and health-related quality of life is not well understood.

Objectives: To explore the relationship between social support, psychological status and health-related quality of life of people undergoing haemodialysis.

Informal caregivers of people undergoing haemodialysis: Associations between activities and burden.

Background: Recent studies indicate that informal caregivers provide support to family members who are undergoing haemodialysis although the amount and type of activities provided and the burden of this is not well-known.

Objectives: To analyse the burden and support activities of informal caregivers caring for adults receiving haemodialysis.

Methods: A cross-sectional study recruited 178 adult informal caregivers (family members or close friends) of patients who had been undergoing haemodialysis for more than three months.

Informal caregivers' experiences of caring for people receiving dialysis: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Background: Living with end stage kidney disease and having dialysis is burdensome, and there is a need for support from informal caregivers (i.e. family members and friends).