The impact of Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in Greece
There is clear evidence of a link between dialysis adequacy (as measured by urea kinetic modeling or urea reduction ratio) and such important clinical outcomes as morbidity and mortality. Evidence regarding the relationship between dialysis adequacy and quality of life (QOL) outcomes as well as adhe...
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| author | Paraskevi Theofilou Constantinos Togas Chrysoula Vasilopoulou Christos Minos Sofia Zyga Giorgos Tzitzikos |
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| description | There is clear evidence of a link between dialysis adequacy (as measured by urea kinetic modeling or urea reduction ratio) and such important clinical outcomes as morbidity and mortality. Evidence regarding the relationship between dialysis adequacy and quality of life (QOL) outcomes as well as adherence is less clear. The present paper is a study protocol which is planning to answer the following research question: what is the impact of dialysis adequacy on QOL and adherence in a sample of hemodialysis patients? The final sample size will be around 100 patients undergoing hemodialysis. Each subject’s QOL and adherence will be measured using the following instruments: i) the Missoula-VITAS quality of life index 25; ii) the multidimensional scale of perceived social support and iii) the simplified medication adherence questionnaire. Dialysis adequacy is expected to be related to QOL and adherence scores. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f897787da5c64ac2bee25e9a3b8e730c2022-12-21T21:30:22ZengOpen Medical PublishingHealth Psychology Research2281-20752420-81242015-04-013110.4081/hpr.2015.10604195The impact of Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in GreeceParaskevi Theofilou0Constantinos Togas1Chrysoula Vasilopoulou2Christos Minos3Sofia Zyga4Giorgos Tzitzikos5Sotiria Hospital for Thoracic Diseases, AthensPrivate Social Worker-Psychologist, AthensDepartment of Nurse Training, Continual Renal Replacement Therapy, Ariti Company, AcharnesGeneral Hospital of KorinthosDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, University of Peloponnese, SpartaRenal Department, General Hospital of CorinthThere is clear evidence of a link between dialysis adequacy (as measured by urea kinetic modeling or urea reduction ratio) and such important clinical outcomes as morbidity and mortality. Evidence regarding the relationship between dialysis adequacy and quality of life (QOL) outcomes as well as adherence is less clear. The present paper is a study protocol which is planning to answer the following research question: what is the impact of dialysis adequacy on QOL and adherence in a sample of hemodialysis patients? The final sample size will be around 100 patients undergoing hemodialysis. Each subject’s QOL and adherence will be measured using the following instruments: i) the Missoula-VITAS quality of life index 25; ii) the multidimensional scale of perceived social support and iii) the simplified medication adherence questionnaire. Dialysis adequacy is expected to be related to QOL and adherence scores.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/1060dialysis adequacy, hemodialysis, quality of life, adherence, social support |
| spellingShingle | Paraskevi Theofilou Constantinos Togas Chrysoula Vasilopoulou Christos Minos Sofia Zyga Giorgos Tzitzikos The impact of Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in Greece Health Psychology Research dialysis adequacy, hemodialysis, quality of life, adherence, social support |
| title | The impact of Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in Greece |
| title_full | The impact of Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in Greece |
| title_fullStr | The impact of Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in Greece |
| title_short | The impact of Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in Greece |
| title_sort | impact of kt v urea based dialysis adequacy on quality of life and adherence in haemodialysis patients a cross sectional study in greece |
| topic | dialysis adequacy, hemodialysis, quality of life, adherence, social support |
| url | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/1060 |
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