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Name | Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Acceptance of Treatment in Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases in a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India |
Description | Research article:- *Dr.Kora.S.A1, Dr. Pramiladevi.R2 1,2Asso.Professor, Department of Medicine S.Nijalingappa Medical College and H.S.K.Hospital & Research Center, Bagalkot, Karnataka-India.
Abstract:-Introduction: Dialysis and transplantation have prolonged survival and quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This is an exploratory/descriptive study, looking into the sociodemographic profile and social factors in these patients associated with acceptance of therapy. Association between attitudes and demographics were examined. Methods: A total of 178 patients who were admitted to department of Medicine in S.Nijalingappa Medical College and HSK Hospital & Research Center with CKD were prospectively evaluated during the years 2005-2011 and based on the degree of renal failure, were categorized into conservative therapy, dialysis alone, or transplantation. A detailed psycho-social assessment and counseling regarding the treatment options was done. Results and Discussion: The highest numbers of patients were from age group of 41 to 60 years. Of the study patients, 75.28% were males, 85.9% were married, 64.6% were self employed, 5.61and 94.39% were respectively from low and middle-income groups, 71.9% lived in nuclear families and 83.1% had an urban background. CKD Stage V patients were advised dialysis alone in 8.4% and dialysis and transplantation in 91.6%. The major psycho-social factors negatively influencing the acceptance of treatment were finance, logistics, no willing donors, no medically fit donors and/or lack of social support. Our study suggests that finance is one of the important factors deciding the acceptance of treatment. Social factors negatively affecting were logistics, lack of willing and medically fit donors and lack of social support.
Key words :- Chronic kidney disease (CKD), Dialysis, Renal replacement therapy, Socio-demographics. |
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