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Quality of life, fatigue, and activity in Australians with chronic kidney disease: A longitudinal study

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  • Ann Bonner
  • Marie Caltabiano
  • Lois Berlund

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In this study we investigated the relationship between health‐related quality of life, fatigue, and activity levels of people with anemia secondary to chronic kidney disease over a 12 month period following the introduction of an erythropoietin‐stimulating agent. Using a longitudinal repeated‐measure design, 28 people with chronic kidney disease completed the Short Form‐36 Health Survey, Human Activity Profile and Fatigue Severity Scale at the commencement of an erythropoietin‐stimulating agent, and then at 3, 6, and 12 months. Over a 12 month period, a significant change was found for health‐related quality of life in relation to role–physical, vitality, mental health/emotional well‐being, and overall mental health. However, activity levels did not significantly improve during that time. Renal nurses in dialysis units and chronic kidney disease outpatient clinics have repeated and frequent contact with people with chronic kidney disease over long periods of time, and are in an ideal position to routinely assess fatigue and activity levels and to institute timely interventions to optimize health‐related quality of life and independent activity.

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  • Ann Bonner & Marie Caltabiano & Lois Berlund, 2013. "Quality of life, fatigue, and activity in Australians with chronic kidney disease: A longitudinal study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(3), pages 360-367, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:15:y:2013:i:3:p:360-367
    DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12038
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    1. Sani George & Margaret McCann, 2020. "A nurse prescriber‐led protocol for anaemia management in established haemodialysis patients: A retrospective study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(13-14), pages 2535-2543, July.
    2. Rutja Phuphaibul & Watana Teamprathom & Apa Puckpinyo & Supannee Tharakul, 2016. "Can a community‐based multidisciplinary intervention effectively restore renal function? A non‐randomized clinical trial," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(4), pages 533-538, December.
    3. Tjaša Filipčič & Špela Bogataj & Jernej Pajek & Maja Pajek, 2021. "Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-9, February.
    4. Melissa K. Weinberg & Paul N. Bennett & Robert A. Cummins, 2016. "Validation of the Personal Wellbeing Index for People with End Stage Kidney Disease," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 11(4), pages 1227-1240, December.
    5. Maren Kersten & Sylvie Vincent-Höper & Albert Nienhaus, 2020. "Stress of Dialysis Nurses—Analyzing the Buffering Role of Influence at Work and Feedback," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-14, January.

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