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Quality of Life: Subjective Descriptions of Challenges to Patients With End Stage Renal Disease
 (Vol 33/No. 3. On-line test expires: 06/30/2008)
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  AUTHOR
Safa’a Al-Arabi, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN
 Safa’a Al-Arabi, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, is Assistant Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Nursing, Galveston, TX.
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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.
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This offering for 2.2 contact hours is being provided by the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA), which is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center-Commission on Accreditation (ANCCCOA). This educational activity is approved by most states and specialty organizations that recognize the ANCC-COA accreditation process. ANNA is an approved provider of continuing education in nursing by the California Board of Registered Nursing, BRN Provider No. 00910; and the Kansas State Board of Nursing, Provider No. LT0148-0738. This offering is accepted for RN and LPN relicensure in Kansas

  EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Goal:
To share results of a study describing how patients with end stage renal disease experience and manage their quality of life.

 Objectives:
1.Summarize information gleaned from past studies on quality of life in those with chronic illnesses.
2.Describe three types of descriptions of quality of everyday life that came from a qualitative study of patients with end stage renal disease.
3. Relate ways that information from studies on quality of life issues can be used with patients being cared for in your own practice.
AUTHOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Safa’a Al-Arabi, has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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