Quality of life in predialytic uremic patients
Klang, B. ; Björvell, H. and Clyne, N. LU
(1996)
In Quality of Life Research
5(1).
p.109-116
- Abstract
This study describes and analyses how 38 predialytic uremic patients perceived their sense of well-being, functional ability, level of anxiety and sense of coherence. The patients in this study reported decreased sense of well-being, considerable functional disabilities, and a high level of anxiety when compared to a healthy reference group. These observations were independent of laboratory data with the exception of hemoglobin concentration which showed a significant negative correlation to the SIP scale work. There was a significant negative correlation between the scores of sense of coherence and anxiety. Patients with a weak sense of coherence and a high level of anxiety perceived their well-being as being worse than those with... (More)
This study describes and analyses how 38 predialytic uremic patients perceived their sense of well-being, functional ability, level of anxiety and sense of coherence. The patients in this study reported decreased sense of well-being, considerable functional disabilities, and a high level of anxiety when compared to a healthy reference group. These observations were independent of laboratory data with the exception of hemoglobin concentration which showed a significant negative correlation to the SIP scale work. There was a significant negative correlation between the scores of sense of coherence and anxiety. Patients with a weak sense of coherence and a high level of anxiety perceived their well-being as being worse than those with higher scores in the sense of coherence test and lower scores in the level of anxiety test. Sense of well-being in turn influenced functional ability in daily life. Social and marital status also affected the results. These results indicate that the investigated group of predialytic patients have a decrease in quality of life. The results obtained provide a useful instrument showing in which areas care should be concentrated and in what way patients' own resources need to be strengthened while preparing for dialysis treatment.
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- author
- Klang, B.
; Björvell, H.
and Clyne, N.
LU
- publishing date
- 1996
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Anxiety, End-stage renal failure, Functional ability (SIP), Predialytic patients, Quality of life, Sense of Coherence (SOC), Well-being
- in
- Quality of Life Research
- volume
- 5
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:0029925557
- pmid:8901373
- ISSN
- 0962-9343
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF00435975
- language
- English
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- id
- c41b77d0-fdae-47cf-a289-751ead86b045
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keywords = {{Anxiety; End-stage renal failure; Functional ability (SIP); Predialytic patients; Quality of life; Sense of Coherence (SOC); Well-being}},
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series = {{Quality of Life Research}},
title = {{Quality of life in predialytic uremic patients}},
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