The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease in Greece

Ikonomou, Margarita; Skapinakis, Petros; Balafa, Olga; Eleftheroudi, Marianna; Damigos, D.; Siamopoulos, Kostas C.

doi:10.1111/jorc.12132

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“…The low levels of depression in spouses in the present study are in accordance with the low levels of depression in CKD patients of the same Nephrology Department (University Hospital of Ioannina), found in the study of Ikonomou et al [52]. This agrees with the remark of Khaira et al [28] that CKD patients who are dialysis dependent and their spouses interact in terms of depression levels.…”

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The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Paschou

Damigos

Skapinakis

et al. 2018

Depression Research and Treatment

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the burden and depression in spouses of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The interrelation between burden and depression in family caregivers has been pointed out by previous researches in several chronic diseases and researchers agree that they clearly go together and one cannot talk about one without considering the other. More particularly, in the present study, the caregiver burden, the depression, anxiety, and also health-related quality of life and demographic factors of spouses of patients with CKD were examined, using self-report questionnaires. Participants were 50 spouses of patients with CKD, 29 of whom were dialysis dependent and 21 were not dialysis dependent. Group differences were examined for participants. Results confirm the interrelation between caregiver burden and depression in spouses. The increased perceived burden related to higher levels of depression. Low levels of caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, and satisfactory quality of life were found in spouses, with no differences between them relevant to whether the patients were dialysis dependent or not. All the above parameters interrelated. Implications for the findings and future research directions are discussed.

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confidence: 93%

The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

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Damigos

Skapinakis

et al. 2018

Depression Research and Treatment

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“…Other studies reflected these findings. [23][24][25] In our study lower QOL scores for work among Omani adults can be attributed to the lower rate of labor force participation, and poor family support. Employed adults with a lower annual income are strongly associated with a lower QOL score.…”

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Relationship between socio-demographic, clinical factors, and quality of life in adults living with diabetic nephropathy

D’Souza

Labrague

Karkada

et al. 2020

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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“…Our center has embraced the philosophy that every human has the right to access health care free with dignity, irrespective of cast, creed, color, and religion. [7][8][9]11,[13][14][15][16] This institution has worked to provide lifelong state-of-the-art renal care facilities to all patients, free of cost. In a country where the health care budget is only 0.8% of the GDP, SIUT, with the help of philanthropists, has made it possible to provide all of these facilities.…”

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“…Our dialysis program is integrated with transplant procedures and a life-long follow-up with free medications. [7][8][9]11,[13][14][15][16] Although every treatment at SIUT is provided free of cost, still there are access and other socioeconomic problems, which result in less than perfect compliance to treatment protocols. [17][18][19] An informal survey by our department found that a significant number of patients do not turn up again for regular dialysis and many also miss more than one session of dialysis.…”

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Nizam²,

Fatima³

et al. 2017

Exp Clin Transplant

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Objectives: The prevalence of end-stage renal disease is increasing worldwide. It is also one of the main health problems in Pakistan. Currently, hemodialysis represents the main mode of treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease in this country. Despite 24-hour free dialysis at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (Karachi, Pakistan), a significant number of patients do not turn up for regular dialysis or miss regular sessions of dialysis. We conducted this study to identify and highlight the factors leading to poor compliance with regular hemodialysis treatment despite free dialysis treatment offered at our center. Results: Despite 24-hour dialysis facilities, the patient drop-out rate (779; 18%) was high. In addition, a significant minority of patients (610; 13.4%) was erratic in adherence to maintenance hemodialysis schedules, with > 2 missed appointments. The mean age of these 610 patients was 33.4 ± 7.4 years, and 345 patients (57%) were males. The main factors leading to poor compliance included cost of travel (33.2%), lack of affordable lodging and boarding facilities near dialysis center (30.9%), long distances from dialysis center (20.1%), and lack of family support (15.6%).Conclusions: This study shows that there is significant drop-out and poor compliance rates for regular dialysis despite free dialysis facilities.

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The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease in Greece

Abstract: In general terms, people with CKD patients present with a poor QoL. Apart from the burden of the renal disease per se, social and economic factors (divorce, financial difficulties) seem to aggravate their status, especially in this period of financial crisis.

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The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Relationship between socio-demographic, clinical factors, and quality of life in adults living with diabetic nephropathy

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