Quality of life: subjective descriptions of challenges to patients with end stage renal disease. Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association. [Nephrol Nurs J] Journal article

Title	Quality of life: subjective descriptions of challenges to patients with end stage renal disease.
Author(s)	Al-Arabi S
Institution	University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Nursing, Galveston, TX, USA.
Source	Nephrol Nurs J 2006 May-Jun; 33(3):285-92.
MeSH	Activities of Daily Living Adaptation, Psychological Adult Aged Attitude to Health Cost of Illness Family Female Friends Happiness Humans Interpersonal Relations Kidney Failure, Chronic Male Middle Aged Models, Psychological Nurse's Role Nursing Methodology Research Qualitative Research Quality of Life Questionnaires Religion and Psychology Renal Dialysis Social Support Southwestern United States
Abstract	OBJECTIVE: The objective of this qualitative study was to describe how persons with end stage renal disease (ESRD) experience and manage the quality of their daily lives. DESIGN: Naturalistic inquiry methods guided the collection of interview data and the use of content analysis and constant comparison techniques to inductively identify themes and categories of meaning. SAMPLE/ SETTING: Participants were 80 adults recruited from an outpatient hemodialysis center. FINDINGS: The three emergent conceptual categories that describe the quality of everyday life among the study group were: 1) Life Restricted with sub-themes "tied down," "left out," and "doing without;" 2) Staying Alive with sub-themes "love from others," "accept it as part of life," and "trust in God;" and 3) Feeling Good with sub-themes "personal satisfaction" and "being happy." CONCLUSION: The insights shared by this study group can assist providers with planning and implementing educational and support programs for patients and families.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article
PubMed ID	16859200

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