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 Shaffi^{2, 3, *,} , Philip Mathew⁴, Minu Abraham^2, , Jinbert Lordson^{1, 2}, Premini Rajeev⁵, Reena Thomas⁶, Rajeev Aravindakshan^6, , Jayadevan G⁷, Kesavan Rajasekharan Nayar², Marthanda Pillai^{1, 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

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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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kasi Visweswaran
AU  - Muhammed Shaffi
AU  - Philip Mathew
AU  - Minu Abraham
AU  - Jinbert Lordson
AU  - Premini Rajeev
AU  - Reena Thomas
AU  - Rajeev Aravindakshan
AU  - Jayadevan G
AU  - Kesavan Rajasekharan Nayar
AU  - Marthanda Pillai
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/22
TI  - 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
JO  - Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
SP  - 344
EP  - 350
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
SN  - 2210-6014
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/jegh.k.200716.001
DO  - 10.2991/jegh.k.200716.001
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