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Social support predicted quality of life in people receiving haemodialysis treatment: A cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: Aims:To examine levels of social support and quality of life (QOL) and to examine the association between social support and QOL in patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) treatment. Design:A cross-sectional study. Method:social support and QOL were measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived social Support (MSPSS) and the World Health Organization QOL-BREF questionnaires, respectively. A convenience sample of 195 patients receiving HD from different dialysis units across Jordan completed the questionnaires. Results:Respondents scored highest on the social relationships domain of QOL (55.5 SD 21.4) compared with the lowest mean scores of the physical and environmental domains (48.6 SD 20.4; 46.2 SD 17.3, respectively). social support had a positive significant association with quality of life. Multiple linear regression identified age and social support as influencing factors, explaining 24.6% of the total variance in the social domain of quality of life.Understanding the relationship between social support and QOL in patients receiving HD may provide guidance to the healthcare providers, family members and social services about the importance of social support to this group of patients.

SUBMITTER: Alshraifeen A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424448 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Social support predicted quality of life in people receiving haemodialysis treatment: A cross-sectional survey.

Alshraifeen Ali A Al-Rawashdeh Sami S Alnuaimi Karimeh K Alzoubi Fatmeh F Tanash Muath M Ashour Ala A Al-Hawamdih Sajidah S Al-Ghabeesh Suhair S

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<h4>Aims</h4>To examine levels of social support and quality of life (QOL) and to examine the association between social support and QOL in patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) treatment.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional study.<h4>Method</h4>social support and QOL were measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived social Support (MSPSS) and the World Health Organization QOL-BREF questionnaires, respectively. A convenience sample of 195 patients receiving HD from different dialysis units ...[more]

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