Effect of Hemodialysis Long Life Program on the Quality of Life of Patients with End Stage Renal Disease | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 63, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 857-871 PDF (1.3 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.235596 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Khairat Tayea1; Manal Hussein2; Basma Khalil3; Salwa El Wasif4 | ||||
| 1B.Sc., Faculty of Nursing- Mansoura University. | ||||
| 2Professor of Medical- Surgical Nursing, faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||||
| 4Fellow of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Urology and Nephrology Center- Mansoura University. Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University-Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is the last stage (5th stage) of CKD. ESRD is irreversible loss of kidney function and associated with severe morbidity, mortality, high cost for management and different impacts on general health and patient quality of life. Aim: This study aimed to assess quality of life (physical, psychological, social and spiritual domains) for patients with ESRD on HD. Design: Descriptive exploratory design was utilized in carrying out this study. Setting: The study was conducted in in hemodialysis unit at Urology and Nephrology center affiliated to Mansoura University. Subjects: A Purposive sample of (60) who are diagnosed with ESRD, on HD and met the inclusion criteria. Tools: I- Patients interviewing questionnaire II- quality of life scale. Results: 45% of the studied patients were at age group between 20-<40 years old and 55% of them were males. There were highly statistically significant positive correlations between physical dimension scale with psychological dimension scale and social dimension scale of the studied patients. Conclusion: more than half of the patients had average physical QOL, three quarters of them had average psychological and social QOL, and all patients had good spiritual QOL. Recommendation: Further research studies are needed to focus on studying factors affecting QOL for patients with ESRD on long HD program and replication of the study on other areas for more generalization. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Quality of Life (QOL); End stage renal disease (ESRD); Hemodialysis Long Life Program | ||||
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