Measuring pain self-efficacy and health related quality of life among hemodialysis patients in Greece: a cross-sectional study
Patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease often complain about pain. It is also known that the presence of chronic pain great ly impacts upon patients’ quality of life (QOL) and can play a crucial role in the co-morbidity of mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety. The main aim of this study proto col is the investigation of pain self-efficacy, QOL as well as their relation in patients under going hemodialysis treatment. The final sam ple size will be around 70-80 patients. Each subject’s QOL and pain self-efficacy will be measured using the following instruments: i) the Missoula- ITAS Quality of Life Index-15 and ii) the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. QOL is expected to be related to pain self-efficacy scores. This probable association will be indi cated performing regression as well as correla tion analysis after controlling for gender, age, education and marital status.
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