Determination of Quality of life in patients with chronic renal disease undergoing hemodialysis; a tertiary care experience

  • Muhammad Tayyab Shera King Edward Medical University, Lahore
  • Syeda Beenish Bareeqa Jinnah medical and dental college, Karachi
  • Syed Ijlal Ahmed Darul Sehat Hospital
  • Syeda Sana Samar Jinnah Sindh medical University, Karachi
  • Muhammad Mishkat Junaid King Edward Medical University, Lahore
  • Farasatullah Khan King Edward Medical University, Lahore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/aem.v7i1.116
Keywords: Quality of life (QoL), Dialysis, end-stage renal disease (ESRD)

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Our objective is to determine the quality of life in chronic renal disease patients, to evaluate the pros and cons of dialysis in improving the QOL and to suggest an improved system of healthcare services provided to the patients.

INTRODUCTION: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal disease, is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years. In medicine, Dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is used primarily as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure. Chronic renal disease has many complications which can decrease the Quality of Life.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective case control study was conducted on 40 patients admitted to urology department of Mayo Hospital, Lahore for hemodylasis. Data was collected on a preformed questionnaire of WHO about quality of life. Some demographic variables like age, education and income of the patient were added to the standard WHOQoL questionnaire.

RESULTS: WHOQoL questionnaire for both case and control groups had a significant p-value in four domains including overall quality of life (p=0.001), physical health (p=0.001), psychological health (p=0.001) and environmental health (p=0.001).

CONCLUSION: CKD treatment and in particular dialysis can decrease the quality of life due to multiple effects. The major aspects of life affected in an individual undergoing dialysis are physical health, psychological health and environmental health.

 

Published
2018-01-23
Issue
Vol 7 No 1 (2018)
Section
Review Article

Copyright (c) 2018 Syed Ijlal Ahmed, Muhammad Tayyab Shera, Syeda Beenish Bareeqa, Syeda Sana Samar, Muhammad Mishkat Junaid, Farasatullah Khan

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