Abraham Suja, Venu Anju, Ramachandran Anju, Chandran Praseetha Mundapurath, Raman Saraswathi
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Viswavidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2012 Sep;23(5):953-7. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.100875.
Chronic renal failure is an irreversible progressive condition responsible for high morbidity and mortality. Because it requires life-long treatment in the form of renal replacement therapy, the quality of life (QOL) of patients may significantly impair. Studies have revealed that patient education can play a significant role in improving the QOL in these patients. The primary objective of this study was to assess the QOL of patients on hemodialysis by using the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment scale and also to study the impact of patient counseling in these patients. Fifty patients were selected for the study and they were randomly divided into two groups, control and test; counseling was given to the test group of patients. There was an increase in score in all the four domains (physical, psychological, environmental and social) among the test group when compared with the control group. Also, we found that the psychological domain showed significant increase in score compared with others. Our findings demonstrate that patient counseling plays an important role in improving the QOL by changing their psychological thinking and bringing them toward spirituality.
慢性肾衰竭是一种不可逆转的进行性疾病，会导致高发病率和死亡率。由于它需要以肾脏替代疗法的形式进行终身治疗，患者的生活质量（QOL）可能会受到显著损害。研究表明，患者教育在改善这些患者的生活质量方面可以发挥重要作用。本研究的主要目的是使用世界卫生组织生活质量评估量表评估血液透析患者的生活质量，并研究患者咨询对这些患者的影响。选择50名患者进行研究，他们被随机分为两组，即对照组和试验组；对试验组患者进行咨询。与对照组相比，试验组在所有四个领域（身体、心理、环境和社会）的得分均有所提高。此外，我们发现心理领域的得分与其他领域相比有显著提高。我们的研究结果表明，患者咨询通过改变他们的心理思维并使他们走向精神层面，在改善生活质量方面发挥着重要作用。
