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Functional status and personality in patients on chronic dialysis
Author(s) -
BJÖRVELL H.,
HYLANDER B.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1989.tb01402.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , quality of life (healthcare) , personality , physical therapy , hemodialysis , nursing , psychology , social psychology
Björvell B, Hylander B (Department of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, S‐104 01 Stockholm, Sweden). Functional status and personality in patients on chronic dialysis. This study describes the functional status of 53 dialysis patients: The Sickness Impact Profile test (SIP), the Kamofsky Activity Scale and Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP) are used. Our results showed that the dialysis patients had a higher ( P < 0.001) total SIP score when compared to normal controls. Thus, the patients had a worse functional status than the controls. The results of the Kamofsky Activity Scale, estimated by a nurse, were in accordance with the results of the SIP score. The KSP‐test showed that both men and women had significantly lower scores in the aggression scale than a control group. We conclude that the dialysis situation has a major influence on the quality of life of dialysis patients. Great attention should be paid to the development of supporting programmes for this patient group.