Livskvalitet, kjönn, plager og humor hos pasienter i dialyse
Engelsk titel: Quality of life, gender, complaints and humor among dialysis patients
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Författare:
Kristoffersen B
;
Svebak S
;
Aasaröd K
Email: bjorn.kristoffersen@rit.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 26
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 02031150
Sammanfattning
INTERPRETATION : Comorbidity and a sense of humour were factors of greater importance than serum albumin to differences in quality of life among patients on dialysis.
RESULTS : Males were more likely to be married and have a house of their own than were women. Correlation analysis stated that high quality of life was significantly associated with low comorbidity and a good sense of humour. The most efficient model to explain quality of life in multiple regression included serum albumin (not significant) and confirmed the independent contributions from low comorbidity and a good sense of humour.
MATERIAL AND METHODS : All patients in need of dialysis in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway in February 1998 (N = 52) were recruited; 46 patients completed the survey (32 males and 14 females).
BACKGROUND : This study tested the correlation between quality of life and sense of humour as well as the sociodemographic and biomedical characteristics of patients in dialysis due to renal failure. Gender differences in all these variables were also tested.