Spiritual coping, religiosity and quality of life: A study on Muslim patients undergoing haemodialysis

Abstract

Spiritual resources may contribute to better quality of life and health status among haemodialysis patients. Further longitudinal studies are needed to determine whether these associations are causal and the direction of effect.

Fatores associados à qualidade de vida de pacientes renais crônicos em hemodiálise

“…Observational, national and international studies conducted with patients with chronic kidney disease receiving peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis showed similar results. (6,7,(13)(14)(15)(16) Those of the female gender had a better perception of HRQOL in the dimension "quality of social interaction," but without a statistically significant difference. This finding is consistent with the results of a survey conducted with 100 patients receiving hemodialysis in Saudi Arabia, which identified that male gender, older age and duration of treatment emerged as predictors of a lower quality of life.…”

“…This result is consistent with a study of 362 patients on hemodialysis, developed in Iran, which reported better HRQOL in patients with a partner due to higher social support. (16) With regard to education, participants with a higher level of education had better HRQOL than subjects with an incomplete elementary education. This finding is similar to other studies of a cross-sectional design, developed in the capital of São Luís (n=306), Madrid (n=61) and Riyadh (n=100), in which the respondents with chronic disease receiving dialysis, and who had a higher educational level, reported having greater access to information, better economic conditions, and better capacity to evaluate traumatic phenomena.…”

“…Similar results were found in other international studies; the first research comprised 362 patients in Iran, and the second with 253 patients in Canada, in which patients with renal disease receiving peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis who had any religious belief had a better perception of HRQOL. (16,20) Regarding per capita income, respondents with a higher income showed a better HRQOL, with statistical significance in the domains "burden of kidney disease", "sleep", and "energy and fatigue." Another study conducted in Chile with 354 patients with renal disease receiving chronic hemodialysis showed similar results.…”

“…This finding corroborates several investigations with patients with chronic renal failure receiving dialysis developed in South America and in the Middle East. (6,7,14,16,17) Another study conducted with 40 patients undergoing hemodialysis, in the city Mogi das Cruzes, noted that respondents from 20 to 40 years of age had the highest scores in the "physical functioning" domain. (15) Regarding marital status, "sexual function" was the domain in which the participants without a partner showed a higher perception when compared to respondents with a partner.…”

Validación del Brief Pain Inventory en personas con enfermedad renal crónica

“…Esto puede significar que las personas con ERC, a pesar de presentar interferencia del dolor en sus actividades, continúan satisfechas con la vida en general. Existieron otras variables moderadoras como la espiritualidad, o sea, que las personas más espirituales enfrentan mejor el dolor crónico, lo que ayuda a preservar la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (39)(40)(41).…”