Manuscript Title:

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

Author:

CHUNDONG JI, SALBIAH BINTI ABDUL RAHIM, PATHMAVATHI A/P ANNAMALAI

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/79BKV

Published : 2023-02-10

About the author(s)

1. CHUNDONG JI - Research Scholar of Lincoln University College Malaysia.
2. SALBIAH BINTI ABDUL RAHIM - Lecturer& Clinical Instructor of Lincoln University College Malaysia.
3. PATHMAVATHI A/P ANNAMALAI - Lecturer& Clinical Instructor of Lincoln University College Malaysia.

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Abstract

An investigation of the quality of life of chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis at selected hospitals in Bangalore was conducted by Mr. Kothawala Ameet Bhaskar Rao, a master's student at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. Select hospitals in Bangalore participated in the study. 50 individuals with Chronic Renal Failure on hemodialysis were studied for this study. Patients getting hemodialysis at selected hospitals in Bangalore were assessed for quality of life using a modified standardized medical outcome short form (SF-36). Purposeful sampling was employed. The study used a descriptive approach to research. Most of the chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis in the research were between the ages of 41 and 50, men from the Hindu faith with a monthly family income between Rs.10001 and Rs.20000, according to the findings of the study In addition; the majority of them were on cannula dialysis and did not have any related illnesses. There was a statistically significant correlation (chi square 5.128) between age and quality of life. Chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis had a low quality of life, according to a total score of 48.37 percent in all eight parameters. Management will undertake in-service training for staff nurses on renal rehabilitation in order to motivate Chronic Renal Failure patients undergoing hemodialysis to enhance their quality of life and maximize their dialysis care.


Keywords

Rehabilitation, Chronic Renal Failure, Haemodialysis, Demographic variable.