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Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Persons on Hemodialysis
(Vol 36/No. 1. On-line test expires: 2/20/2011)
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  AUTHOR
Daria L. Kring, PhD, RN-BC
 Daria L. Kring, PhD, RN-BC, is the Director of Nursing Research, Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, and a member of ANNA’s Cardinal Chapter.
Patricia B. Crane, PhD, RN, FAHA
 Patricia B. Crane, PhD, RN, FAHA, is an Associate Professor, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.
  OUTLINE

The purpose of this cross-sectional, correlational study was to describe the quality of life (QOL) in persons with end stage renal disease and explore factors that may affect QOL. Biological function, symptoms, function, general health perception, and characteristics of the individual and environment explained 61% of the variability in overall QOL. Only anxiety, depression, and general health perception significantly contributed to QOL. QOL may be better predicted from psychological factors than physiological factors.
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  CE RELATED INFORMATION
This offering for 1.4 contact hours is being provided by the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA), This offering for 1.0 contact hours is being provided by the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA). ANNA is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education (CNE) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910. This CNE article meets the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission’s (NNCC’s) continuing nursing education requirements for certification and recertification.

  EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Goal: To provide an overview of factors that affect the quality of life in persons on hemodialysis.

 Objectives:
1. Describe the quality of life in persons with end stage renal disease as found in this correlational, cross-sectional study.
2. List factors that have been determined to affect quality of life.
3. Explain how those factors may affect quality of life in persons on end stage renal disease.
AUTHOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Daria L. Kring has no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Patricia B. Crane has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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