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Sikora K, Zwolak A, Łuczyk RJ, Wawryniuk A, Łuczyk M. Vascular Access Perception and Quality of Life of Haemodialysis Patients. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2425. [PMID: 38673698 PMCID: PMC11050775 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13082425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Background: Patient quality of life is widely used as a non-clinical determinant of care. For patients undergoing hemodialysis, vascular access is vital to the delivery of hemodialysis and its function may affect not only the clinical outcome of treatment but also the overall quality of life of the patient, highlighting the need for increased efforts to improve the quality of hemodialysis vascular access care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation between vascular access perception and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: A total of 202 patients with active hemodialysis vascular access were included in the study. Quality of life was assessed using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Instrument (KDQOL™) questionnaire, while vascular access perception was evaluated using the Vascular Access Questionnaire (VAQ). Results: The study presented evidence on the influence of vascular access for hemodialysis patients on their quality of life. This impact is related to factors directly associated with vascular access, such as the type of access and the patient's subjective evaluation of the access. Conclusions: The perception of vascular access is one of the factors that determines the quality of life of hemodialysis patients. The quality of life of hemodialysis patients decreases as the number of vascular access-related problems increases.
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- Kamil Sikora
- Department of Internal Medicine and Internal Nursing, Chair of Preventive Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Chodźki 7, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Internal Nursing, Chair of Preventive Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Chodźki 7, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Internal Nursing, Chair of Preventive Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Chodźki 7, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Internal Nursing, Chair of Preventive Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Chodźki 7, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Long-Term Care Nursing, Chair of Preventive Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Ul. Chodźki 7, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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Nowicka M, Górska M, Edyko K, Szklarek-Kubicka M, Kazanek A, Prylińska M, Niewodniczy M, Kostka T, Kurnatowska I. Association of Physical Performance, Muscle Strength and Body Composition with Self-Assessed Quality of Life in Hemodialyzed Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11092283. [PMID: 35566409 PMCID: PMC9103996 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11092283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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(1) Patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) experience impaired quality of life (QoL). We analyzed HD’s relationship with physical performance, body composition, and muscle strength; (2) QoL was assessed with the Short Form-36, composed of physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health dimensions. Physical performance was assessed with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), body composition (lean tissue mass% (LTM%), fat tissue mass% (FTM%), and skeletal muscle mass% (SMM%)) was assessed with bioelectrical impedance, and lower extremity strength was assessed with a handheld dynamometer; and (3) we enrolled 76 patients (27 F, 49 M), age 62.26 ± 12.81 years, HD vintage 28.45 (8.65−77.49) months. Their QoL score was 53.57 (41.07−70.64); their PCS and MCS scores were 52.14 (38.69−65.95) and 63.39 (44.64−76.79) and strongly correlated (p < 0.0001, R = 0.738). QoL correlated positively with SPPB (R = 0.35, p ≤ 0.001), muscle strength (R from 0.21 to 0.41, p < 0.05), and LTM% (R = 0.38, p < 0.001) and negatively with FTM% (R = −0.32, p = 0.006). PCS correlated positively with SPPB (R = 0.42 p < 0.001), muscle strength (R 0.25−0.44, p < 0.05), and LTM% (R = 0.32, p = 0.006) and negatively with FTM% (R = −0.25, p = 0.031). MCS correlated positively with SPPB (R = 0.23, p = 0.047), SMM% (R = 0.25; p = 0.003), and LTM% (R = 0.39, p < 0.001) and negatively with FTM% (R = −0.34; p = 0.003). QoL was unrelated to sex (p = 0.213), age (p = 0.157), HD vintage (p = 0.156), and BMI (p = 0.202); (4) Better physical performance, leaner body composition, and higher muscle strength are associated with better mental and physical QoL in HD.
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- Maja Nowicka
- Department of Internal Medicine and Transplant Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Transplant Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Transplant Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, Poland
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- Therapeutic Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, Medical Center Lodz Baluty, 91-745 Lodz, Poland
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- Therapeutic Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, Medical Center Lodz Baluty, 91-745 Lodz, Poland
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- Rehabilitation Department, Norbert Barlicki Memorial Teaching Hospital No. 1, 90-153 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Geriatrics, Healthy Ageing Research Center, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Transplant Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, Poland
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Hu CW, Chang KH, Hsish HC, Chang HC, Yu S. Social Support as a Mediator of the Relationship between Hope and Decisional Conflict in Patients Deciding Whether to Receive Dialysis. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2021; 2021:5607219. [PMID: 34630988 PMCID: PMC8494545 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5607219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background The incidence rate of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Taiwan is the highest worldwide. Patients often hesitate and feel helpless when deciding whether to receive dialysis. However, the resulting delay in starting dialysis can potentially threaten patients' lives. Purpose This study aimed to understand the current situation and correlations between hope, social support, and decisional conflict among patients with ESRD deciding whether to receive dialysis. In addition, the role of social support as a mediating variable of the relationship between hope and decisional conflict was investigated. Methods This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive correlation study. Data, including demographic information, were collected from 85 patients with ESRD who were deciding whether to receive dialysis. Research tools included the Chinese versions of the Herth Hope Index, the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List, and the Decisional Conflict Scale. Results When deciding whether to receive dialysis, patients with ESRD felt a low sense of hope, a moderate degree of social support, and a moderate degree of decisional conflict. Hope was significantly correlated with social support and decisional conflict. Social support demonstrated a full mediating effect of 47.7% (P < 0.001). Conclusions Patients with ESRD facing the decision to receive dialysis felt a low sense of hope and exhibited decisional conflict. Social support was found to be a mediating variable of the relationship between hope and decisional conflict; therefore, medical personnel should increase the social support of patients with ESRD who are deciding whether to commence dialysis to promote patients' hope and reduce their decisional conflict.
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- Ching-Wen Hu
- Department of Nursing, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, 433 Taichung City, Taiwan
- School of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 112 Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, 433 Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, 433 Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Dialysis Center, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, 433 Taichung City, Taiwan
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- School of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 112 Taipei, Taiwan
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Erbay E, Arslan K, Hatipoğlu E, Yildirim T. The Quality of Life, Depression Levels and Coping Styles of Patients on Kidney Transplant Waiting List. SOCIAL WORK IN PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 36:432-447. [PMID: 33771077 DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2021.1903645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study aims to understand the coping strategies, depression levels, sociodemographic characteristics of Turkish patients with hemodialysis, and the other factors explain quality of life levels. This research is a cross-sectional study. The convenience sampling consisted of 292 patients with hemodialysis. The data were collected using the brief COPE, QOL, Beck Depression Inventory and sociodemographic form. According to the research results, patients show mild (score range 10-16) depression symptoms. One of the most important findings of this study is that the coping strategies and level of depression with chronic kidney patients accounted for a significant amount of variance in their quality of life. The relationship between emotion-focused coping strategy and quality of life was not statistically significant. In addition, high level of depression in chronic renal failure patients significantly reduce the quality of life. As a result of the study, the relationship between the high quality of life of patients who use problem-focused coping strategy more intensively and patients with low depression levels was determined. The findings point to the importance of taking individual coping strategies into account when evaluating the impact of a disease on psychosocial wellbeing. Delineation of coping strategies might be useful for identifying patients in need of particular counseling and support. These patients should have frequent contact with a multidisciplinary team of health care givers, possibly allowing for early diagnosis and prompt treatment. Results suggest targeted interventions to stimulate future research regarding the psychological care of patients with chronic kidney disease.
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- Ercüment Erbay
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Social Work, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Social Work, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Diseases Nephrology Subdivision, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Alshraifeen A, Al-Rawashdeh S, Herth K, Alnuaimi K, Alzoubi F, Khraim F, Ashour A. The association between hope and quality of life in haemodialysis patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 29:1260-1265. [DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.21.1260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background: Hope is important for patients with end-stage renal disease receiving haemodialysis (HD) and hope is associated with quality of life (QoL). Studies examining hope among the HD population are limited and, as far as the authors know, have not been undertaken in Jordan. Aims: To examine levels of hope and QoL and to examine the association between hope and QoL in HD patients in Jordan. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. A convenience sample of 202 patients from six different dialysis centres was recruited. The World Health Organization QOL-BREF and the Herth Hope Index were used. Findings: Moderate levels of hope (M=32.3±4.1) were reported. Respondents reported low mean scores for the physical domain of QoL (M=48.3±21.1) but not for the psychological and social relationship domains. Higher hope scores were associated with better QoL. Conclusion: The findings suggest a positive relationship between the level of hope and QoL in people receiving HD. Encouraging hope while caring for HD patients in clinical settings may improve their QoL. Understanding the relationship between hope and QoL may help healthcare providers to improve the quality of care for patients and their families.
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- Ali Alshraifeen
- Assistant Professor, Adult Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, the Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, the Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Dean Emerita, College of Allied Health and Nursing, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA
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- Associate Professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Associate Professor, Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Al-Rayyan Campus, Doha, Qatar
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- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Al-Rayyan Campus, Doha, Qatar
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Dimova R, Keskinova D, Tzekov V, Ginova-Noncheva G. Health-related quality of life in end-stage renal disease patients, using the Missoula-Vitas quality of life index: a multicenter study. Med Pharm Rep 2019; 92:374-381. [PMID: 31750438 PMCID: PMC6853037 DOI: 10.15386/mpr-1320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background and aims Assessment of Health-related Quality of Life in chronic hemodialysis patients (CHD) is a predictive indicator of the outcome of the disease, including mortality and hospitalization. Regular surveys of the quality of life (QoL) in CHD patients have been conducted worldwide, using various, internationally validated and standardized tools, including the Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index scale (MVQOLI). The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Bulgarian version of the Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index-15 (B-MVQOLI-15) and QoL in CHD patients using this instrument. Methods Our study was designed as multi-center cross-sectional. It incorporated 263 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on CHD from across the country and applied the B-MVQOLI-15. Internal consistency and convergent validity of the index were assessed. Non-parametric methods were used to evaluate the impact of demographic factors on the different dimensions scores and on the total score. The relationship between the total QoL score, the total MVQOLI-15 score and dimensions scores were measured based on Spearman's rho Correlation Coefficient. Results The total MVQOLI-15 score in the study was 16.44, which is slightly above the middle of the index scale. The patients with higher education were less satisfied with the level of their symptom control compared to patients with lower education. However, high education patients seem to manage better with everyday life compared to those with low education. Men seem to feel more satisfied than women when fulfilling their daily activities (P=0.026). Retired patients and unemployed expressed more satisfaction, compared to the employed (P=0.021). Also, patients on dialysis for over 5 years had lower QoL scores (P=0.043). Conclusions B-MVQOLI-15 is a reliable instrument to measure QoL in Bulgarian patients with CHD. The majority of CHD patients rate their QoL as "Fair". Four of all five dimensions positively affect the QoL of CHD patients. The most important dimensions positively affecting the QoL of CHD patients were: interpersonal relationships and transcendent factors. Future studies are necessary to assess the adequacy of the delivered dialysis, the level of medico-social care and the needs of ESRD patients treated with CHD in order to improve their QoL.
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- Rositsa Dimova
- Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Applied and Institutional Sociology, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- 2 Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- 2 Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Lessa SRDO, Bezerra JNDM, Barbosa SMC, Luz GODA, Borba AKDOT. PREVALÊNCIA E FATORES ASSOCIADOS PARA A OCORRÊNCIA DE EVENTOS ADVERSOS NO SERVIÇO DE HEMODIÁLISE. TEXTO & CONTEXTO ENFERMAGEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072018003830017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a prevalência e os fatores associados para a ocorrência de eventos adversos no serviço de hemodiálise. Método: estudo descritivo longitudinal com abordagem quantitativa, cuja amostra foi composta de 51 pacientes atendidos na unidade de hemodiálise entre maio e julho de 2016. Os dados foram obtidos por meio do registro diário de eventos adversos em um checklist e submetidos análise e, para as variáveis categóricas, foi realizada a análise bivariada, por meio do teste Qui-Quadrado de independência de Pearson. Resultados: foram registrados 1110 eventos adversos com prevalência em 98,03% dos pacientes, sendo os mais frequentes: erro de medicação (45,2%) e fluxo sanguíneo inadequado (42,9%). Quanto ao grau de dano, a maioria dos eventos foi de grau leve (93,8%), seguido do moderado (5,9%). A ocorrência do evento adverso esteve associada ao sexo feminino, idade menor que 40 anos, ausência de comorbidades, tempo de tratamento menor que um ano e uso de cateter venoso central de longa permanência. Conclusão: a prevalência de eventos adversos foi considerada alta, com predominância do grau leve. O estudo reforça a necessidade de estratégias de gestão e assistência para implantação de medidas de controle da ocorrência dos eventos adversos em hemodiálise, resultando em benefícios econômicos e sociais para a instituição e sua clientela.
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Knudsen SDP, Eidemak I, Molsted S. Health related quality of life in 2002 and 2015 in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a single center study. Ren Fail 2016; 38:1234-9. [PMID: 27590002 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2016.1207051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Health related quality of life (HRQOL) has become a recognized outcome in studies of the treatment of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). The aim of this study was to assess changes in HRQOL reported by two different samples of patients undergoing HD in the same dialysis center in 2002 and 2015. Two samples of patients from the same Danish dialysis center completed the HRQOL questionnaire Kidney Disease Quality of Life version 1.3 in 2002 (n = 71) and 2015 (n = 81), respectively. The associations between KDQOL summery scores and the time frame were analyzed in multivariable regression analyses. The 2015 sample of patients were older compared to the 2002 sample (66 ± 13 vs. 59 ± 16 years, p = 0.003, respectively), they comprised more obese patients (20.6 vs. 3.2%, p = 0.002) and more patients with hypoalbuminemia (66.7 vs. 42.9%, p = 0.006). After confounder adjustment the time period 2015 versus 2002 was not associated with changes in the generic summery scales Physical Component Scale (β 3.9, 95% CI <-0.1; 7.9, p = 0.051) and Mental Component Scale (β -2.5, 95% CI -7.6; 2.5, p = 0.322) or the disease specific summery scale Kidney Disease Component Scale (β 1.0, 95% CI -5.1; 7.1, p = 0.746). This study indicated an unchanged HRQOL when recent data were compared with data collected 13 years earlier in patients undergoing HD from a Danish dialysis center. We suggest that the included dialysis center monitor HRQOL and pay attention on interventions that may be associated with improvements of HRQOL and reduce the elevated frequency of patients with obesity or hypoalbuminemia.
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- Signe de Place Knudsen
- a Department of Clinical Research , Nordsjællands Hospital , Hillerød , Denmark ;,b Department of Public Health , University of Southern Denmark , Odense M , Denmark
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- c Department of Nephrology P , Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital Copenhagen Ø , Denmark
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- a Department of Clinical Research , Nordsjællands Hospital , Hillerød , Denmark
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Sousa Melo E, Carrilho Aguiar F, Sampaio Rocha-Filho PA. Dialysis Headache: A Narrative Review. Headache 2016; 57:161-164. [PMID: 27349210 DOI: 10.1111/head.12875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with chronic kidney disease who need dialysis often have poor quality of life. Dialysis headache is a frequent complication of hemodialysis and is often a challenge for nephrologists, neurologists, and headache specialists. METHOD This was a narrative review. RESULTS The prevalence of dialysis headache varies between 27% and 73%. Among the characteristics of this headache are the pulsatile pattern, frontal location, moderate to severe intensity, and onset a few hours after the beginning of dialysis. The headache may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The physiopathology of hemodialysis headache is still not completely understood. Some factors that seem to be associated with it are variations in urea, sodium, magnesium, blood pressure, and weight levels. The hematoencephalic barrier has an important role. Variations in electrolyte and urea levels occur in the systemic circulation during hemodialysis, but the cerebral concentrations of these substances are stable over the first few hours of the procedure. The flow of free water through the hematoencephalic barrier may lead to cerebral edema. Other potential pathophysiological factors include nitric oxide, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and substance P. There are recommendations for maintenance of volume and control over electrolytes and blood pressure and avoidance of caffeine for prevention of hemodialysis headache. However, there are no controlled studies of prophylactic or abortive hemodialysis headache treatment. CONCLUSION Despite its prevalence, hemodialysis headache has been poorly studied, thus making it difficult to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in its genesis. Current clinical management practices are therefore necessarily empiric with minimal to no evidence base.
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.,Headache Clinic, Hospital Universitario Oswaldo Cruz, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Gerasimoula K, Lefkothea L, Maria L, Victoria A, Paraskevi T, Maria P. QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS. Mater Sociomed 2015; 27:305-9. [PMID: 26622195 PMCID: PMC4639348 DOI: 10.5455/msm.2015.27.305-309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Purpose: To explore the quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Material and Methods: The sample studied consisted of 320 patients undergoing hemodialysis in one-day dialysis center. Data were collected by the completion of a specially designed questionnaire which apart from the sociodemographic and clinical variables, it also included the scale Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index (MVQOLI) for assessing quality of life. Results: Of the 320 hemodialysis patients, 57,2% were men while 28,1% of the participants were 71-80 years old. The average total score of quality of life was found to be 17.43 (in a range 0-30). The total score of quality of life was found to be higher in participants <60 years (p= 0,009), of higher educational level (p=0.001), being very informed about the health problem (p=0,013), complied with therapeutic recommendations and the proposed diet (p=0,025 & p=0,012, respectively), having very good relations with the medical and nursing staff or other patients (p<0,001), not experiencing difficulties with social or family environment (p=0,001), had help at home (p <0,001) and in those who did not conceal their health problem from the social environment (p<0.001). Furthermore, it was found that the increasing duration of hemodialysis session entailed poorer quality of life (p<0,001). These results were largely confirmed by multiple linear regression. Conclusions: Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics seems to influence the quality of life in hemodialysis patients.
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- Kousoula Gerasimoula
- Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Athens, Greece
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