title: Measuring Pain Self-Efficacy and Health Related Quality of Life Among Hemodialysis Patients in Greece: A Cross-Sectional Study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sotiria Hospital for Thoracic Diseases , Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theofilou
authors.affiliation: General Hospital of Molaon , Sparta, Greece.
authors.forename: Adamantia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aroni
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, University of Peloponnese , Sparta, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsironi
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, University of Peloponnese , Sparta, Greece.
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zyga
keywords: chronic kidney disease; hemodialysis; pain self-efficacy; quality of life