Quality of life on diabetic patient in continuos ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
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Keywords
Diabetes, Dialysis, Quality of life
Abstract
The objective of the study is to identify the ratio of type two diabetic patients included in a continuing ambulatory peritoneal dialysis program (CAPD) and to evaluate their quality of life. 382 clinical files of renal failure patients were reviewed. We found 38.5% type two diabetics, while 61.5% had other pathologies. 117 pa-tients, mostly males, were interviewed. To evaluate the physical, psychosocial and independent dimensions, the Disease Impact Profile was use. According to the score, 51% had poor quality of life, with large damage in the physical dimension, like walking, exercise, care and hygiene of the body. The only one different behavior variable was illiteracy.
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