1M. Phil. Research Scholar, School of Social Work, TISS, Mumbai
2Assistant Professor in Social Work, Amity Institute of Behavioural and Applied Sciences, Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana
Online published on 21 July, 2018.
Organ failure becomes a complicated health issue which creates a significant threat to a large section of the population. The burden of disease is very higher among the patients with an organ failure. The present paper looks into the quality of life and depression among the patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.
Patients who were above 18 years and who have a history of 6 months dialysis are selected as samples for the study. The total samples for the study were 64. The information was directly collected from the patients in the hospital setting itself through the interview.
It is evident from the study that diabetes remains one of the prominent reason for kidney related problems. Different levels of depression are evident among the participants of the study. This study underlines that the Quality of life remains a challenge for the patients undergoing hemodialysis. A strong association has found between socio-demographic variables, illness related measures and sub-dimensions of the quality of life.
Organ Failure, Quality of life, Hemodialysis
