title: [Chronic hemodialysis: program for evaluating the quality of life of patients over 60 years old].
abstract: The aim of this work was to assess the quality of life of 87 patients older than 60 years, out of 200 undergoing chronic hemodialysis in 9 centers at Santiago. A visual analog scale, with scores ranging from 0 (bad) to 100 (optimal) and a specific questionnaire about the impact of hemodialysis in daily activities, with scores ranging from -10 (severe limitation) to +10 (no limitation) were applied to patients and their attending nurses. Using the visual analog scale, patients assessed their quality of life in 51.7%, and health personnel in 61.3%. Patients had a questionnaire score of 2.3. Quality of life scores were inversely correlated with the condition of being diabetic and the number of hospital admissions.
authors.affiliation: Sección Nefrología, Hospital Clínico, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elgueta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mañalich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saffie
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Hemodiálisis crónica: programa de evaluación de calidad de vida en pacientes mayores de 60 años.