BACKGROUND Electronic capture of patients' reports of their health is significant in clinical nephrology research because health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for patients with end-stage renal disease is compromised and assessment by patients of their HRQOL in practice is relatively uncommon. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction with and time involved in ...

Objetivo: analisar a qualidade de vida (QV) idosos em tratamento um centro hemodiálise [a informação será inserida após aprovação]. Metodologia: estudo quantitativo com 35 idosos, maioria homens idades entre 60 e 69 anos, pardos, casados, ensino fundamental incompleto renda mensal salário mínimo. Aplicaram-se instrumentos para caracterização sociodemográfica avaliação condições saúde – Kidney D...

conclusions our data show that not only general health and physical activity were preserved but also health perception may be better among hd patients with viral hepatitis. background there are surprisingly a few studies that evaluate the impact of chronic viral hepatitis, which is common in hd (hemodialysis) patients, on hrqol (health related quality of life). objectives we conducted a study t...