title: The dark side of the moon: how clients face dialysis.
abstract: Patients requiring haemodialysis experience various problems, some of which are caused by the medical treatment. We explored various aspects of a haemodialysis patients life, to focus on the effects that their treatment had on their daily life. The aim of this study was "to know the life of the respondent, in order to improve the quality of the assistance." This pilot study allowed the staff to plan arrangements in order that the patient could pursue a "normal life".
authors.affiliation: University La Sapienza, Rome.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruno
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role