Knowledge Regarding Self Care Measures and Quality of Life among Patients with Chronic Renal Failure undergoing Hemodialysis
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https://doi.org/10.22502/jlmc.v1i1.12Keywords:
chronic kidney disease, chronic renal failure, CRF, quality of lifeAbstract
Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 500 million people worldwide. In the US there are 1400 per million of estimated prevalence or established renal failure while in the UK it is recorded more than 600 per million in 2007. This study aims to assess the knowledge on self care measured by structured knowledge questionnaire, assess the quality of life measured by WHO QOL-BREF Scale and try to find out the relationship between knowledge of self care measures and quality of life among chronic renal failure patients undergoing haemodialysis.
Methods: A non experimental descriptive correlational design with a descriptive approach was used for the study. Non probability, purposive sampling was used to select 95 CRF patients undergoing haemodialysis. The conceptual framework was based on Orem’s Self Care Model. The instruments used for data collection were a structured knowledge questionnaire and WHO QOL-BREF Scale. The structured knowledge questionnaire was divided into two sections, socio-demographic variables and knowledge regarding self care measures. The tool was divided into six areas of knowledge such as introduction, clinical features, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, self care measures and complications of CRF. The main study was conducted among 95 CRF patients undergoing haemodialysis in the month of February to March and analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was used to compute the co-relation between knowledge & Quality Of Life.
Results: Among the selected 95 patients, Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was found to be rxy = 0.86 since 0< rxy<1, there is positive correlation between the knowledge of self-care measures and Quality Of Life.
Conclusion: The study finding revealed that there is positive correlation between the knowledge and quality of life. As the level of knowledge increases, quality of life improves simultaneously.
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