Background Living with end stage kidney disease and having dialysis is burdensome, and
there is a need for support from informal caregivers (ie family members and friends). Renal …

Introduction: In the last three decades, health systems have continued to pay increasing
attention to the quality of life (QOL) due to definitional changes in the concept of health and …

Rationale Patients who have multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) and their informal
caregivers experience poorer health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Perceived social …

Objective: The experience of long-term membership of a successful chronic pain support
group (CPSG) was explored to identify;(i) factors associated with social support, and;(ii) …

Aims To examine levels of social support and quality of life (QOL) and to examine the
association between social support and QOL in patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) …

Purpose of review: Home dialysis modalities offer several benefits for patients with end-
stage kidney disease when compared with facility-based thrice-weekly hemodialysis. To …

Background: Patients on hemodialysis must adjust their life plans to the treatment. They are
aware of losing their health and independence. Therefore, acceptance of illness (AI) is …

Background Technique failure, defined as death or transfer to haemodialysis (HD), is a
major concern in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Nurse-assisted PD is globally associated with a …

Results We recruited 976 young adults and 64% responded to the survey; 417 (71%) with
transplants and 173 (29%) on dialysis. Wellbeing was positively associated with …

Although some study has been made into quality of life in patients with peritoneal dialysis,
little is known about how this relates to social support. The aim of this paper was to study …