Family impact and economic burden among caregivers of children with chronic kidney disease in Assiut, Egypt

• Main Authors: Manal M Darwish (Author), Shimaa Hosny Hassan (Author), Samaher Fathy Taha (Author), Hosnia Said Abd El-Megeed (Author), Taghreed Abdul-Aziz Mohammad Ismail (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic disease greatly increases children's dependency on parents/caregivers (usually mothers) as they face new problems associated with caring for a child with chronic disease. Thus, chronic kidney disease (CKD) presents a burden for children and their families that last t...