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SMJS Volume 4 Issue 1, Page 7- Page 18
QUALITY OF LIFE OF HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN TABUK, KSA
Ahmed Mohamed Salem, Waad Salmah J Alatwai, Faten Ezzelarab Younis
1Department of Internal Medicine, Prince Sultan Kidney Center, King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, KSA
2Medical student 6th year, College of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, KSA
To cite this article: Salem AM, Alatwai WS, Younis FE. Quality of life of hemodialysis patients and its associated factors in Tabuk, KSA. Saudi Med J Students. 2023;4(1):7-18
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess the quality of life of hemodialysis patients and determine the impact of sociodemographic and clinical factors on patients' quality of life in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital in Tabuk City. The quality of life was assessed using a validated Arabic version of Kidney Disease Quality of Life Instrument-SF36 (KDQOL-SF36). The components of KDQOL-36 are Physical Component Summary (PCS), Mental Component Summary (MCS), Burden of Kidney Disease, Symptoms and Problem List, and Effects of Kidney Disease.
RESULTS: The total number of participants was 142. The mean age was 51.5±15.3 years; 43% were male, 71.1% were married, 10.6 % were employed, 25.4% were illiterate, 27.5% received hemodialysis for more than five years, and 44.4% had diabetes and hypertension. The mean domain scores of the PCS, MCS, Burden of kidney disease, symptoms, and problems list and effects of kidney disease subscales were 48.1±32.4, 62.6±27.8, 33.9±28.4, 72.8±13.8 and 66.7±16.8, respectively. The total score mean was 56.8±19.5. Advanced age, high body mass index, longer duration of dialysis, comorbidities, and widowed and divorced patients were significantly associated with low quality of life scores. Higher education levels and completion of the prescribed dialysis sessions were associated with high quality-of-life scores.
CONCLUSION: This study showed that sociodemographic and clinical factors can positively or negatively influence the quality of life of hemodialysis patients. Considering these factors is important to develop health care plans and outcomes.
Keywords: Hemodialysis, Kidney Disease, KSA, Quality of Life, Tabuk city.
