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Perceived predictors of quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Impact of chronic kidney disease on health-related quality of life in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Frontiers in nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of predialytic oral protein-based supplements on nutritional status and quality of life in hemodialysis patients: a randomized clinical trial.BMC nephrology · 2025Trial
- Effect of intradialytic resistance exercise on quality of life of hemodialysis patients in Hamad Medical Corporation: A quasi-experimental study.Qatar medical journal · 2026Article
- Exploring the quality of life of end-stage kidney disease patients in Khartoum State, Sudan: a multicenter cross-sectional study.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
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- Quality of life and social reinsertion of patients on maintenance haemodialysis in four government funded hospitals in Cameroon.BMC nephrology · 2024Article
- Exploring the lived and coping experiences of patients with kidney failure undergoing haemodialysis in Malaysian private hospitals.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2024Article
- Factors affecting access to dialysis for patients with end-stage kidney disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Quality of Life among Peritoneal and Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinics and practice · 2023Article
- Dialysis recovery time: associated factors and its association with quality of life of hemodialysis patients.BMC nephrology · 2022Article
- Efficacy and safety of Shenkang injection in the treatment of chronic renal failure: A protocol of a randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundReduced quality of life (QOL) is associated with shorter survival, and is more marked in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Predictors of health, which include policymaking, social factors, health services, individual behaviour, biology and genetics, have an impact on the QOL of patients with ESRD. Patients with ESRD in South Africa are cared for in public and private hospitals, with public health institutions characterised by several challenges.
objectiveTo explore and analyse the perceived predictors of QOL in patients with ESRD in the three district hospitals that provide renal services in KwaZulu-Natal.
methodsAn exploratory, descriptive qualitative research approach based on grounded theory research design was used and three focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted. The researcher recruited 18 participants, 6 in each focus group. Three phases of data analysis were followed: open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.
resultsPredictors of QOL that emerged were the geographic location of the patients, accessibility of haemodialysis centres, patients' adaptation and acceptance of the condition, self-management, support by family members and caregivers and availability of adequately trained nurses.
conclusionPredictors of QOL in patients with ESRD are associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality resulting from dialysis. The broad range of dimensions of life is negatively affected and requires intervention by the renal team and policymakers to improve the QOL of patients.
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