Quality of life in patients on chronic dialysis in South Africa: a comparative mixed methods study

The increasing prevalence of treated end-stage renal disease and low transplant rates in Africa leads to longer durations on dialysis. Dialysis should not only be aimed at prolonging lives but also improve quality of life (QOL). Using mixed methods, we investigated the QOL of patients on chronic hae...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC nephrology 2017-01, Vol.18 (1), p.4-4, Article 4
Hauptverfasser:	Tannor, Elliot K, Archer, Elize, Kapembwa, Kenneth, van Schalkwyk, Susan C, Davids, M Razeen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Care and treatment Chronic kidney failure Cost of Illness Cross-Sectional Studies Employment Female Health aspects Health Status Hemodialysis patients Humans Interpersonal Relations Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology Kidney Failure, Chronic - psychology Kidney Failure, Chronic - rehabilitation Male Middle Aged Mixed methods research Nephrology Peritoneal dialysis Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - psychology Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory - utilization Prevalence Psychological aspects Quality of life Quality of Life - psychology Sex Distribution South Africa - epidemiology Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Treatment Outcome
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