Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22320714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kousoula Gerasimoula (Technological Educational Institute of Athens), Lagou Lefkothea (Technological Educational Institute of Athens), Lena Maria (Technological Educational Institute of Athens), Victoria Alikari (0000-0003-1733-6208, Technological Educational Institute of Athens), Alikari Victoria, Theofilou Paraskevi (Panteion University), Maria Polikandrioti (0000-0002-0595-436X, Technological Educational Institute of Athens), Polikandrioti Maria |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 305 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Materia Socio Medica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1512-7680 • E-ISSN: 1986-597X |
| Publisher | ScopeMed (PUBLISHER • TR) |
| DOI | 10.5455/msm.2015.27.305-309 |
| PMID | 26622195 |
| OpenAlex | W1940999194 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
PURPOSE: To explore the quality of life in hemodialysis patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample studied consisted of 320 patients undergoing hemodialysis in one-day dialysis center. Data were collected by the completion of a specially designed questionnaire which apart from the sociodemographic and clinical variables, it also included the scale Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index (MVQOLI) for assessing quality of life. RESULTS: Of the 320 hemodialysis patients, 57,2% were men while 28,1% of the participants were 71-80 years old. The average total score of quality of life was found to be 17.43 (in a range 0-30). The total score of quality of life was found to be higher in participants <60 years (p= 0,009), of higher educational level (p=0.001), being very informed about the health problem (p=0,013), complied with therapeutic recommendations and the proposed diet (p=0,025 & p=0,012, respectively), having very good relations with the medical and nursing staff or other patients (p<0,001), not experiencing difficulties with social or family environment (p=0,001), had help at home (p <0,001) and in those who did not conceal their health problem from the social environment (p<0.001). Furthermore, it was found that the increasing duration of hemodialysis session entailed poorer quality of life (p<0,001). These results were largely confirmed by multiple linear regression. CONCLUSIONS: Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics seems to influence the quality of life in hemodialysis patients
Dialysis · Hemodialysis · Physical therapy · Social support · Biological Research and Disease Studies · Dialysis and Renal Disease Management · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing care and research · Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2021 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |