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<p>Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Hemodialysis in Medellín (Colombia)</p>
Author(s) -
Luis Felipe Higuita-Gutiérrez,
Juan José Velasco-Castaño,
J. Natalia Jiménez
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s229670
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , kidney disease , disease , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing
Hemodialysis is a treatment that is essential for the survival of patients with terminal chronic kidney disease. However, it is highly invasive, non-curative, and physically, psychologically, socially, and financially demanding, which has an impact on the patient's health-related quality of life (HRQL). In Colombia, research from the point of view of patients undergoing hemodialysis is scarce.

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