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标题：Measuring pain self-efficacy and health related quality of life among hemodialysis patients in Greece: a cross-sectional study
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作者：Paraskevi Theofilou ; Adamantia Aroni ; Maria Tsironi 等
期刊名称：Health Psychology Research
电子版ISSN：2420-8124
出版年度：2013
卷号：1
期号：3
页码：30
DOI：10.4081/hpr.2013.1522
语种：English
出版社：PAGEPress Publications
摘要：Patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease often complain about pain. It is also known that the presence of chronic pain greatly 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 protocol is the investigation of pain self-efficacy, QOL as well as their relation in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. The final sample 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 indicated performing regression as well as correlation analysis after controlling for gender, age, education and marital status.
关键词：pain self-efficacy; hemodialysis; quality of life; chronic kidney disease