The relationship between the perception of chronic disease care and health-related quality of life in adults with chronic kidney disease

Abstract

Objectives In this study, it was aimed to determine the chronic disease care assessments and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) levels in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis and to reveal the relationship between chronic disease care assessment and HRQoL. Methods A single-center cross-sectional design has been used. Data were collected from 105 adults with CKD, who undergoing hemodialysis. Patient Evaluation Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) scale and Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form-36 (KDQOL-36) were used to obtain data. Results The mean scale scores of PACIC were low (2.66 ± 0.891). Although participants achieved high HRQoL scores on the symptoms subdimension of the KDQoL-36 scale, they got low scores on the subdimensions of mental health, physical health, and burden of disease. Participants' HRQoL is affected significantly by gender, age, educational level, working status, income, and presence of comorbidity (especially diabetes), diagnosis time of CKD, and hemodialysis time at the hospital ( p < 0.05). A positive and statistically significant relationship was found between PACIC and subdimensions of KDQoL-36 ( p < 0.05). Discussion The results can be a guide for improving the quality of chronic disease care in healthcare institutions. To improve this, patients' evaluations on this issue should be taken into account.

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