dc.creator | Floria I., Kontele I., Grammatikopoulou M.G., Sergentanis T.N., Vassilakou T. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T07:38:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T07:38:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier | 10.3390/ijerph192215389 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 16617827 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/71609 | |
dc.description.abstract | Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious public health problem that, in recent decades, has taken on significant dimensions with serious effects on the quality of life (QoL) of patients. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the QoL of a sample of hemodialysis patients in Greece and the possible correlations with socio-economic and anthropometric factors, as well as with adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD). During September–November 2019, one-hundred and five (n = 105) patients with end-stage CKD (63.4 ± 13.09 years of age) who were regularly monitored in five public and private hemodialysis units in the region of Attica, completed a demographic questionnaire, the MedDietScore questionnaire, and the KDQOL-SF questionnaire. Females presented worse QoL than males (p < 0.05), and older patients presented worse QoL than younger patients (p < 0.01). Patients of higher educational status presented better QoL scores than those of lower educational status (p < 0.01), while those with low financial status presented lower QoL scores than patients of middle and high financial status (p < 0.01). Obese patients had lower QoL scores than overweight patients (p < 0.05), and overweight males scored higher than normal weight males (p < 0.05). Age was negatively correlated to the total and most of the scales of QoL (p < 0.01). A majority of the patients (90.5%) showed a moderate adherence to MD, although “work status” was the only QoL scale that was correlated to MD. Age, educational status and financial status accounted for 28.1% of the variance in the KDQOL-SF total score. Hemodialysis patients need support in various levels, such as social, financial and educational, as well as nutritional counseling to adopt a balanced diet and maintain a healthy weight, in order to achieve a better quality of life. © 2022 by the authors. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142524969&doi=10.3390%2fijerph192215389&partnerID=40&md5=a378dbd4923b6d02f54b744930091c56 | |
dc.subject | disease treatment | en |
dc.subject | food intake | en |
dc.subject | health status | en |
dc.subject | nutrient availability | en |
dc.subject | obesity | en |
dc.subject | public health | en |
dc.subject | quality of life | en |
dc.subject | questionnaire survey | en |
dc.subject | socioeconomic conditions | en |
dc.subject | Attica | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | chronic kidney failure | en |
dc.subject | cross-sectional study | en |
dc.subject | educational status | en |
dc.subject | female | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | hemodialysis | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | male | en |
dc.subject | obesity | en |
dc.subject | psychology | en |
dc.subject | quality of life | en |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | en |
dc.subject | Educational Status | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Male | en |
dc.subject | Overweight | en |
dc.subject | Quality of Life | en |
dc.subject | Renal Dialysis | en |
dc.subject | Renal Insufficiency, Chronic | en |
dc.subject | MDPI | en |
dc.title | Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients in Greece: Associations with Socio-Economic, Anthropometric and Nutritional Factors | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |