The use of complementary and alternative medicines, and quality of life in patients under hemodialysis: A survey in southeast Iran.
Complementary and alternative medicines
End-stage renal disease
Hemodialysis
Quality of life
Journal
Complementary therapies in medicine
ISSN: 1873-6963
Titre abrégé: Complement Ther Med
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 9308777
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
25
10
2019
revised:
28
04
2020
accepted:
04
05
2020
entrez:
9
6
2020
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
3
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
hemodialysis affects patients' quality of life and is associated with physical, psychological, occupational and social problems. These patients use relatively high levels of the complementary and alternative medicine. The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between complementary and alternative medicines usage, and quality of life in patients under hemodialysis. this cross-sectional correlational study was conducted in Kerman, southeast Iran, in 2019. The study subjects were 113 hemodialysis patients. The instrument used in this study consisted of three parts: clinical and demographic information, a researcher-conducted questionnaire on the use of complementary and alternative medicines, and KDQOL_SF to assess the quality of life of hemodialysis patients. 75.2 % of the samples used at least one type of complementary and alternative medicines in the past year. The most commonly used types of complementary and alternative medicines were prayer, and herbal medicines. The mean quality of life in hemodialysis patients was 52.81 ± 14.39. Only 13.3 % of the samples had a good quality of life. Among different methods of the complementary and alternative medicines, a significant relationship was found only between the use of relaxation and meditation techniques, and quality of life. In other words, those who used these methods had a higher quality of life than those who did not use them (P = 0.002). many hemodialysis patients have a poor quality of life. The users of some types of complementary and alternative medicines including relaxation and meditation techniques had higher quality of life than non-users.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
hemodialysis affects patients' quality of life and is associated with physical, psychological, occupational and social problems. These patients use relatively high levels of the complementary and alternative medicine. The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between complementary and alternative medicines usage, and quality of life in patients under hemodialysis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
this cross-sectional correlational study was conducted in Kerman, southeast Iran, in 2019. The study subjects were 113 hemodialysis patients. The instrument used in this study consisted of three parts: clinical and demographic information, a researcher-conducted questionnaire on the use of complementary and alternative medicines, and KDQOL_SF to assess the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.
RESULTS
RESULTS
75.2 % of the samples used at least one type of complementary and alternative medicines in the past year. The most commonly used types of complementary and alternative medicines were prayer, and herbal medicines. The mean quality of life in hemodialysis patients was 52.81 ± 14.39. Only 13.3 % of the samples had a good quality of life. Among different methods of the complementary and alternative medicines, a significant relationship was found only between the use of relaxation and meditation techniques, and quality of life. In other words, those who used these methods had a higher quality of life than those who did not use them (P = 0.002).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
many hemodialysis patients have a poor quality of life. The users of some types of complementary and alternative medicines including relaxation and meditation techniques had higher quality of life than non-users.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32507442
pii: S0965-2299(19)31626-7
doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102431
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102431Informations de copyright
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