Research Article

Quality of Life in Light of Some Demographic Variables Among a Sample of Renal Failure Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Authors

  • Mansour Mohammed Ali Bopaeda Lecturer, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Arts & Science Kufrah, Benghazi University, Libya
  • Ahmed Hassanein Ahmed Associate Lecturer, Department of Clinical Psychology, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Abstract

The study aims to try to identify the nature of the quality of life of kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis in the light of some demographic variables (gender, age, educational level, marital status, and starting date of hemodialysis). The research sample consisted of 70 dialysis patients (32 males - 38 females) who frequently go to the dialysis unit department (attia al-Kaseh Hospital in Kufra city). The WHO quality of life scale was used (the short picture). The study results revealled that the quality of life for patients with renal failure who are subject to dialysis is low. The results also showed that the physical field is considered one of the lowest fields, and a statistically significant effect was found for each age, gender, and educational level on patients' quality of physical life.

Article information

Journal

Journal of Medical and Health Studies

Volume (Issue)

2 (2)

Pages

10-30

Published

2021-08-02

How to Cite

Bopaeda, M. M. A., & Ahmed, A. H. (2021). Quality of Life in Light of Some Demographic Variables Among a Sample of Renal Failure Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis. Journal of Medical and Health Studies, 2(2), 10–30. https://doi.org/10.32996/jmhs.2021.2.2.2

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Keywords:

Quality of life, renal failure patients, demographic characteristics