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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

Research and review articles are invited for publication in April 2026 (Volume 30, Issue 1) Submit manuscript

Illness perception, self-esteem and self-care management of patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: A cross-sectional study from a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

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  • Illness perception, self-esteem and self-care management of patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: A cross-sectional study from a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Annie Elizabeth 1, *, Ilavarasi Jesudoss 1 and Solomon D’Cruz 2

1 College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
2 Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 20(03), 1025-1034
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.20.3.2546
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.20.3.2546
 
Received on 04 November 2023; revised on 12 December 2023; accepted on 15 December 2023
 
Background: Chronic diseases are those conditions that last for more than a year requiring ongoing medical attention and crippling the activities of daily living. End-stage kidney disease invites significant psychosocial stressors and demands routine adaptation. It cha­llenges the patient with a constant fear of death, draining them physically and mentally, making them depen­dent on the healthcare team and having to follow complicated pharmacological regimes with dietary limitations.
Objective: The study was intended to assess illness perception, self-esteem, and self-care management of patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Methodology: Using quantitative approach, a descriptive study was undertaken for a period of six weeks in Peritoneal Dialysis unit of the Artificial Kidney Lab (AK Lab) of Christian Medical College, Vellore. A total of 63 patients were selected using total enumeration sampling technique. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires namely Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B–IPQ), Current thoughts scale and Questionnaire on self-care management.
Results: Most of the subject’s illness perception were moderately (42.86%) and severely affected (41.27%). On the whole, the subjects had higher self-esteem (mean = 71.49); however, the appearance self-esteem was rather low (19.67). All subjects had adequate self-care management.
Conclusion: Patients undergoing CAPD perceive their illness as a threat and they have low appearance self-esteem. On the basis of this finding, formulation of guidelines for psychological management of these patients would help them to develop coping skills.
 
CAPD; Illness perception; Self-esteem; Self-care management; Peritoneal dialysis
 
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Annie Elizabeth, Ilavarasi Jesudoss and Solomon D’Cruz. Illness perception, self-esteem and self-care management of patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: A cross-sectional study from a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 20(3), 1025-1034. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.20.3.2546

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