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			<journal>
			<title>Evidence Based Care</title>
			<title_fa>فصلنامه مراقبت مبتنی بر شواهد</title_fa>
			<short_title>EBC</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://ebcj.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
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			<journal_id_issn>2008-2487</journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>2008-370X</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>0</year>
				<month>0</month>
				<day>1</day>
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			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2026</year>
				<month>4</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>16</volume>
			<number>1</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>The Challenges of Caring for Kidney Transplant Recipients from the Perspective of Home Caregivers: A Content Analysis</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
				<content_type_fa>مقاله پژوهشی اصیل کمی و کیفی</content_type_fa>
				<content_type>Original Quantitative and Qualitative Research Paper</content_type>
				<abstract_fa><![CDATA[]]></abstract_fa>
				<abstract><![CDATA[Background: Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for end-stage renal disease, yet its long-term success depends heavily on sustained post-transplant care. Much of this responsibility falls on family members who serve as home caregivers.Aim: This study aimed to explore and describe the challenges experienced by home caregivers of kidney transplant recipients from their lived perspectives using a qualitative content analysis approach.Method: A qualitative study with a conventional content analysis design was conducted in Urmia, Iran. Eighteen primary home caregivers of adult kidney transplant recipients were recruited through purposive sampling from transplant clinics and follow-up centers. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews conducted in Persian. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed inductively using the Graneheim and Lundman method. MAXQDA software was used for data management.Results: Analysis revealed one overarching theme, “A Vortex of Enduring Burdens,” reflecting the cyclical and overwhelming nature of caregiving. This theme comprised four main categories: (1) The Overwhelming Weight of Care Responsibilities, (2) Psycho-Emotional Erosion, (3) The Crushing of Personal and Social Identity, and (4) Socio-Economic Precarity, encompassing eleven subcategories. Caregivers reported persistent stress related to regimen management, emotional exhaustion, identity loss, social isolation, and financial and occupational instability.Implications for Practice: Home caregivers of kidney transplant recipients experience profound, multidimensional burdens that extend beyond medical care. Addressing these challenges requires comprehensive caregiver-centered interventions, including education, psychological support, and policy-level support to promote sustainable family caregiving and improved transplant outcomes. ]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Caregiver burden, Home caregivers, Kidney Transplantation, Qualitative content analysis</keyword>
				<start_page>50</start_page>
				<end_page>59</end_page>
				<web_url>https://ebcj.mums.ac.ir/article_27552.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Reza</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Abdollahi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>rezaabdollahi97@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>120977</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>PhD Student in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Haleh</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Ghavami</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>haleh_ghavami@yahoo.co.uk</email>
				<code>120978</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Associate Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Moloud</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Radfar</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>m.radfar@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>120979</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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