Open AccessAssessment of quality of life among end-stage renal disease patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Ashima Ravindran,
Anjali Sunny,
Rajesh Penganazhi Kunnath,
Binoo Divakaran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_141_19
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , marital status , hemodialysis , affect (linguistics) , kidney disease , disease , end stage renal disease , observational study , physical therapy , cross sectional study , descriptive statistics , gerontology , pathology , population , environmental health , psychology , nursing , communication , statistics , mathematics
Renal failure is a chronic disease that can seriously affect quality of life (QOL). Health-Related QOL represents the physical, psychological, and social domains of health that are influenced by a person's experience, beliefs, expectations, and perceptions. The aim of this study is to explore QOL of Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) in South India.