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Szu LY, Chang CH, Hsieh SI, Shih WM, Huang LM, Tsai MC, Tseng SM. Factors Related to Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11081155. [PMID: 37107989 PMCID: PMC10137652 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11081155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Taiwan had the second highest number globally of end-stage renal disease patients undergoing treatment in 2018. A meta-analysis of Chen et al. (2021) showed the incidence and mortality rates of COVID-19 were 7.7% and 22.4%, respectively. Few studies have explored the effects of patients' self-participation and perceptions of hemodialysis on their quality of life. This study aimed to explore the factors related to hemodialysis patients' quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was a descriptive correlational study. Patients were recruited (n = 298) from the hemodialysis unit of a medical center in northern Taiwan. Variables included patients' sociodemographic, psychological, spiritual, and clinical characteristics (i.e., perceived health level, comorbidities, hemodialysis duration, weekly frequency, transportation, and accompaniment during hemodialysis), perceptions of hemodialysis, self-participation in hemodialysis, and health-related quality of life (KDQOL-36 scale). Data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate and multivariate linear regression. Multivariate linear regression, after adjusting for covariates, showed that anxiety, self-perceived health status, two vs. four comorbidities, and self-participation in hemodialysis were significantly associated with quality of life. The overall model was significant and accounted for 52.2% (R2 = 0.522) of the variance in quality of life during hemodialysis (adjusted R2 = 0.480). In conclusion, the quality of life of hemodialysis patients with mild, moderate, or severe anxiety was poorer, whereas that of patients with fewer comorbidities, higher self-perceived health status, and higher self-participation in hemodialysis was better.
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Affiliation(s)
- Li-Yun Szu
- Department of Nursing, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 33372, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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- Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 33372, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Health Care, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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- Hemodialysis Unit, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 33372, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 33372, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 33372, Taiwan
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Wen J, Fang Y, Su Z, Cai J, Chen Z. Mental health and its influencing factors of maintenance hemodialysis patients: a semi-structured interview study. BMC Psychol 2023; 11:84. [PMID: 36978141 PMCID: PMC10054072 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01109-2] [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: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) is a commonly used renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease patients. MHD patients have undergone multiple physiological stressors, which may cause physical problems and affect their mental health; however, few qualitative studies have been done on the mental health of MHD patients. Such qualitative research becomes the basis for further quantitative research and is critical to validating its results. Therefore, the current qualitative study used a semi-structured interview format, and aimed to explore the mental health and its influencing factors of MHD patients who are not receiving intervention treatment to determine how best to ameliorate their mental health. METHODS Based on the application of Grounded Theory, semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 35 MHD patients, following consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ) guidelines. Two indicators (emotional state and well-being) were used to assess MHD patients' mental health. All interviews were recorded, after which two researchers independently performed data analyses using NVivo. RESULTS Acceptance of disease, complications, stress and coping styles, and social support were found to be the influencing factors of MHD patients' mental health. High acceptance of disease, healthy coping styles, and high social support were positively correlated with mental health. In contrast, low acceptance of disease, multiple complications, increased stress, and unhealthy coping styles were negatively correlated with mental health. CONCLUSION One's acceptance of the disease played a more significant role than other factors in affecting MHD patients' mental health.
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- Junjun Wen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101408, China
- Hemodialysis Center, Zhanlanlu Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101408, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101408, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Hirano Y, Fujikura T, Kono K, Ohashi N, Yamaguchi T, Hanajima W, Yasuda H, Yamauchi K. Decline in Walking Independence and Related Factors in Hospitalization for Dialysis Initiation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:6589. [PMID: 36362821 PMCID: PMC9659087 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11216589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Patients with chronic kidney disease require intervention planning because their physical function declines with worsening disease. Providers can work closely with patients during the induction phase of dialysis. This single-center, retrospective observational study aimed to investigate the rate of decline in walking independence during the induction phase of dialysis and the factors that influence this decline, and to provide information on prevention and treatment during this period. Of the 354 patients who were newly initiated on hemodialysis between April 2018 and January 2022, 285 were included in the analysis. The functional independence measure-walking score was used to sort patients into decreased walking independence (DWI; n = 46) and maintained walking independence (no DWI; n = 239) groups, and patient characteristics were compared. After adjusting for various factors by logistic regression analysis, we observed that age, high Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), C-reactive protein, and emergency dialysis start (EDS) were significant predictors of DWI. Even during the very short period of dialysis induction, as many as 16.1% of patients had DWI, which was associated with older age, higher CCI, higher inflammation, and EDS. Therefore, we recommend the early identification of patients with these characteristics and early rehabilitation.
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- Yuma Hirano
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City 431-3192, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, International University of Health and Welfare School of Health Science at Narita, 4-3, Kozunomori, Narita City 286-8686, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City 431-3192, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City 431-3192, Japan
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