Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2020, Pages 344 - 350

Quality of Life of End Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Dialysis in Southern Part of Kerala, India: Financial Stability and Inter-dialysis Weight Gain as Key Determinants

Authors
Kasi Visweswaran1, Muhammed Shaffi2, 3, *, ORCID, Philip Mathew4, Minu Abraham2, ORCID, Jinbert Lordson1, 2, Premini Rajeev5, Reena Thomas6, Rajeev Aravindakshan6, ORCID, Jayadevan G7, Kesavan Rajasekharan Nayar2, Marthanda Pillai1, 2
1Department of Nephrology, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
2Global Institute of Public Health, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
3Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Al Taif, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
4Department of Community Medicine, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
5College of Nursing, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
6Department of Nephrology, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
7Department of Nephrology, Shankers Institute of Medical Sciences, Kollam, Kerala, India
*Corresponding author. Present address: School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA USA, Email: fmshaffi@gmail.com
Corresponding Author
Muhammed Shaffi
Received 6 March 2020, Accepted 20 June 2020, Available Online 22 July 2020.
DOI
10.2991/jegh.k.200716.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Quality of life; WHOQOL-BREF; maintenance hemodialysis; inter-dialysis weight gain; health expenditure
Abstract

Background: Quality of Life (QoL) reflects the quality and outcome of healthcare along with key indicators of performance such as mortality and morbidity.

Objective: The aim of the study was to measure the QoL among patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on maintenance hemodialysis and to understand various correlates of QoL.

Methods: A total of 95 ESRD patients from three dialysis centres in Southern districts of Kerala were interviewed. QoL was measured using vernacular version of World Health Organization Quality Of Life – Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 56.2 ± 13 years and 73.7% were males. Mean converted scores for overall QoL was 42.37 ± 21.3 and Health-related QoL (HRQoL) was 43.3 ± 18.3, indicating poor QoL. Males had significantly higher physical domain scores (p < 0.03). Occupation, income and Socio-economic Status (SES) influenced overall HRQoL while better income and higher SES predicted better scores in psychological and environmental domains.

Conclusion: Patients with better control over inter-dialysis weight gain (≤1600 g) had significantly higher scores. This study highlights the importance of using QoL tools in assessing the QoL of patients and the factors contributing to it.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
10 - 4
Pages
344 - 350
Publication Date
2020/07/22
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
DOI
10.2991/jegh.k.200716.001How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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