We carried out a semi-experimental study with simple randomized sampling to study the effects of applying a continuous care model on the quality of life of 36 spouses of haemodialysis patients in Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Participants took part in group discussions and training on the continuous care approach and completed the Perceived Quality Of Life (PQOL) questionnaire before and after the intervention. Mean scores on the physical, social and cognitive dimensions, as well as happiness and total scores significantly increased after the intervention. Applying a continuous care model has positive effects on the caregivers of chronic patients.Effets d'un modèle de soins continus sur la qualité de vie ressentie par les conjoints de sujets hémodialysés RÉSUMÉ Nous avons réalisé une étude semi-expérimentale sur la base d'un échantillonnage aléatoire simple afin d'étudier les effets de l'application d'un modèle de soins continus sur la qualité de vie de 36 conjoints de sujets hémodialysés à Hamedan (République islamique d'Iran). Les participants ont participé à des discussions de groupe et à des formations sur le concept de soins continus et ont complété le questionnaire sur la qualité de vie ressentie (PQOL) avant et après l'intervention. Les scores moyens relatifs aux aspects physiques, sociaux et cognitifs, de même que le score relatif au bonheur et les scores totaux, ont augmenté de façon significative après l'intervention. L'application d'un modèle de soins continus a des effets positifs sur les aidants de patients chroniques.
Providing pharmaceutical care significantly improved HRQoL of hemodialysis patients especially in the role-emotional, mental health, social functioning, and general health dimensions.
This study showed that add-on therapy of pentoxifylline in MGN was beneficial, and could be considered as a potential new therapeutic indication for the drug in such kidney diseases.
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