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Relation between response to illness and compliance in haemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Saounatsou M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
edtna‐erca journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1019-083X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.1999.tb00061.x
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , medicine , regimen , quality of life (healthcare) , intensive care medicine , schedule , psychology , nursing , social psychology , computer science , operating system
Summary The treatment schedule of the haemodialysis patients has many restrictions and the long‐term haemodialysis patient's response to illness is characterised by various emotional reactions Compliance with their medical regimens remains a significant problem which influences the progress of health and by extension quality of life. The preconceived idea that a patient's response to illness may influence his adherence to medical regimen led to this study. The main variables examined were the relationship between the patient's response to illness and compliance and the relationship between compliance and age, education and the length of time on haemodialysis.