ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND INCIDENCE OF COMPLICATIONS IN HAEMODIALYIS PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Saadiya Saeed*, Fathima Naseeha, Shahzad Mohamed Shafi, Mohammed Afzeer, Saritha M., Dr. Kiron S. S.
ABSTRACT
Aim: To assess the quality of life in dialysis patients and incidence of complications during dialysis. Materials and method: A prospective observational study of a six-month duration was conducted. All the data were documented and analysed. The patient’s quality of life was assessed using WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire. Data collected were entered into Microsoft Excel and Statistical analysis was done using statistical software IBM SPSS Statistics. Result: The quality of life of haemodialysis patient was significantly lower in all the four domains particularly physical domain ((36.95+12.81). Age has a statistically
significant correlation with physical domain (p
Keywords: Chronic kidney disease, Haemodialysis, Quality of life (QOL) WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire.
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