Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Complement Ther Med. 2020 Jun;51:102431. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102431. Epub 2020 May 21.
hemodialysis affects patients' quality of life and is associated with physical, psychological, occupational and social problems. These patients use relatively high levels of the complementary and alternative medicine. The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between complementary and alternative medicines usage, and quality of life in patients under hemodialysis.
this cross-sectional correlational study was conducted in Kerman, southeast Iran, in 2019. The study subjects were 113 hemodialysis patients. The instrument used in this study consisted of three parts: clinical and demographic information, a researcher-conducted questionnaire on the use of complementary and alternative medicines, and KDQOL_SF to assess the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.
75.2 % of the samples used at least one type of complementary and alternative medicines in the past year. The most commonly used types of complementary and alternative medicines were prayer, and herbal medicines. The mean quality of life in hemodialysis patients was 52.81 ± 14.39. Only 13.3 % of the samples had a good quality of life. Among different methods of the complementary and alternative medicines, a significant relationship was found only between the use of relaxation and meditation techniques, and quality of life. In other words, those who used these methods had a higher quality of life than those who did not use them (P = 0.002).
many hemodialysis patients have a poor quality of life. The users of some types of complementary and alternative medicines including relaxation and meditation techniques had higher quality of life than non-users.
血液透析会影响患者的生活质量，并与身体、心理、职业和社会问题相关。这些患者使用相对较高水平的补充和替代医学。本研究旨在探讨血液透析患者补充和替代医学使用与生活质量之间的关系。
这是 2019 年在伊朗东南部克尔曼进行的一项横断面相关性研究。研究对象为 113 名血液透析患者。本研究使用的工具包括三部分：临床和人口统计学信息、研究者进行的补充和替代医学使用问卷以及 KDQOL_SF 评估血液透析患者的生活质量。
75.2%的样本在过去一年中至少使用过一种补充和替代药物。最常用的补充和替代药物类型是祈祷和草药。血液透析患者的平均生活质量为 52.81±14.39。只有 13.3%的样本生活质量良好。在补充和替代医学的不同方法中，只有放松和冥想技术的使用与生活质量之间存在显著关系。换句话说，使用这些方法的人比不使用这些方法的人生活质量更高（P=0.002）。
许多血液透析患者生活质量较差。一些类型的补充和替代医学的使用者，包括放松和冥想技术，生活质量比非使用者更高。
