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Abstract
End stage renal disease affects all aspects of life of the patients and their caregivers. Caregivers receive little support than patients for that, coping strategies are important to solve difficult situation and cope with burden. Aim: Assess caregiving burden and coping strategies of caregivers caring for elderly with end stage renal disease. Design: A descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at hemodialysis unit in Mansoura University Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample of 150 caregivers who met the inclusion criteria were selected for the study. Tools: Three tools were utilized in this study; Structured interview schedule, Zarit burden interview and Jaloweic coping scale. Results: 44.0% of the studied caregivers had moderate level of burden. The Mean of affective oriented coping strategies was 25.49 ± 7.77. While, mean of problem oriented coping strategies was 25.42 ± 8.30. A negative significant correlation between caregiver burden and using of affective oriented and problem oriented coping strategies (P=0.01* & P=0.004* respectively) was found. Conclusion: Caregiving burden was common among family caregivers who care for elderly patients with end stage renal disease. Affective oriented coping strategies were used more than problem oriented coping strategies by the caregivers. Recommendation: Assess the family caregiver’s knowledge and skills they utilize to cope with caregiving burden and direct them to use the appropriate community service.