Health-related quality of life of anemic patients undergoing dialysis

Abstract

Background and aim: Anemia are one of the long-term consequences of chronic renal disease, which is characterized by abnormalities in kidney structure or function. This study aims to investigate the impact of the quality of life among anemic patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing renal dialysis in Kirkuk City. Objective: to Identify the health-related quality of life of anemic patients undergoing dialysis. Methods: The study used a quantitative/descriptive design from November 2023 to December 2024. Purposive (non-probability) samples were chosen from Kirkuk Teaching Hospital and Al-Amal Center 1 for renal dialysis. 341 samples participated in the research. Data was gathered through an interview and a questionnaire. Both inferential and descriptive statistical techniques were applied. Results: Men more than women (58.1%), more of the samples were aged 50 years and more (67.2%). Most of them had low education levels (61.9%), more than three-quarters of the studied sampled were assigned