Measuring pain self-efficacy and health related quality of life among hemodialysis patients in Greece: a cross-sectional study
Patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease often complain about pain. It is also known that the presence of chronic pain greatly impacts upon patients’ quality of life (QOL) and can play a crucial role in the co-morbidity of mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety. The main aim o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Medical Publishing
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Health Psychology Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/1522 |
| Summary: | Patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease often complain about pain. It is also known that the presence of chronic pain greatly impacts upon patients’ quality of life (QOL) and can play a crucial role in the co-morbidity of mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety. The main aim of this study protocol is the investigation of pain self-efficacy, QOL as well as their relation in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. The final sample size will be around 70-80 patients. Each subject’s QOL and pain self-efficacy will be measured using the following instruments: i) the Missoula-ITAS Quality of Life Index-15 and ii) the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. QOL is expected to be related to pain self-efficacy scores. This probable association will be indicated performing regression as well as correlation analysis after controlling for gender, age, education and marital status. |
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| ISSN: | 2281-2075 2420-8124 |