QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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Keywords
End Stage Renal Disease, Quality of Life, Hemodialysis.
Abstract
Background: Subjective parameters when evaluated shows different outcome in End stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis compared to objective parameters related to quality of life which shows good correlation with outcome. Regular assessment of quality of life helps to achieve better outcome.
Aim: To assess the subjective parameters of quality of life in dialysis patients.
Methods: It was a cross-sectional observational study involving 30 hemodialysis patients to assess quality of life using WHOQOL-BREF assessment questionnaire (short form of WHO-100) which has four composites like physical, mental health, environmental and social life.
Results: The most affected was physical composite in quality of life. Employment, economic status, presence of comorbidities, anaemia and patient hospitalization were found to affect one or more domains. Elderly Age, male gender, education/literacy status were significant independent variables with positive impact, whereas long travel distance for dialysis, irregular frequency of dialysis, dialysis access failures, presence of ischaemic heart disease had negative impact.
Conclusion: The Hemodialysis patients were not having adequate quality of life in physical composite but had satisfactory quality of life in environmental and social life composites including patient satisfaction about quality of dialysis offered in the hospital.
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Dr. Girish P. Vakrani
Professor & HOD, Department of Nephrology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Dr. Archana Chiniwalar
Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology. Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Dr. Nambakam Tanuja Subramanyam
Professor, Department of General Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Dr. Priyashree R.
Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Shashikumar D.K.
Medico-Social Worker, Department of Nephrology Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Dr. Ankita D. Patil
Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Dr. Jagadeesh T.
Professor, Department of Nephrology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.