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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2383-4498</Issn>
      <Volume>3</Volume>
      <Issue>1/2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2018</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>08</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">On the consideration of well-being and quality of life in hemodialysis patients</title>
    <FirstPage>12</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>16</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Iraj</FirstName>
        <LastName>Zareban</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Associate Professor, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Maryam</FirstName>
        <LastName>Seraji</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Assistant Professor, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Davood</FirstName>
        <LastName>Shojaeezadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Health Education and Health Promotion Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Fatemeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rakhshani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Health Education and Health Promotion Department, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2017</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>04</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2018</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>24</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Since identifying different aspects of well-being and its relationship with quality of life of the patients affected by chronic kidney disease is a very important issue, this study aims at considering the relationship between well-being and quality of life in hemodialysis patients referring to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences&#x2019; affiliated hospitals in 2016.
Methods: In this descriptive analytic study, population included all individuals who referred regularity to hemodialysis section of Zahedan hospitals (129 Patients). As our data-gathering instruments, we used two questionnaires: a well-being questionnaire and a kidney disease quality of life (KDQOL) questionnaire. The data were analyzed using independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient through SPSS v. 19.
Results: The patients&#x2019; mean score of well-being was 138.95&#xB1; 21.9 and their mean score of quality of life was 43.62&#xB1; 6.38. According to the findings of this study, there was a reverse correlation between emotional aspect and limitation of emotional role, but their relationship was statistically significant (p= 0.02, r= -0.27); there was a statistically significant relationship between social aspect and social performance (p= 0.04, r= 0.24); there was a statistically significant relationship between mental aspect and social performance (p= 0.004, r= 0.32); there was a reverse correlation between emotional aspect and burden of kidney disease, but their relationship was statistically significant (p= 0.012, r= -0.28); similarly, there was a reverse correlation between physical aspect and burden of kidney disease, but the relationship between them was statistically significant (p= 0.03, r= -0.20). Moreover, the relationship between spiritual aspect and sexual performance was statistically significant (p= 0.05, r= 0.22).&#xA0; The relationship between mental aspect and sexual performance as well (p= 0.03, r= 0.25).
Conclusion: The results revealed that there is a relationship between different aspects of Well-being and quality of life of the hemodialysis patients. Therefore, paying enough attention to these patients&#x2019; needs can have positive consequences and promote their quality of life; finally, we will experience a decrease in their death rate and treatment costs.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jppm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jppm/article/view/33</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jppm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jppm/article/download/33/43</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
