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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

Quality of life of CKD patients with routine hemodialysis in Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan

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Sihombing JP 1, *, Nasution AT 2 and Sitanggang H 1

1 Department of Pharmacy, Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan, Indonesia.
2 Hemodialysis Unit Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan, Indonesia.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 10(01), 289-295
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.1.0170
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.1.0170
 
Received on 16 March 2021; revised on 20 April 2021; accepted on 22 April 2021
 
Objective: To elicit quality of life of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with routine hemodialysis receiving erythropoietin from clinical and humanistic outcome, to analysis characteristic factors to Hb, fatique and the quality of life (QOL) of CKD patients with routine hemodialysis, and to explore the change in QOL over one month for patients managed in the hospitals.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted among adult CKD patients in Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan. QOL was measured using kidney disease quality of life – short form (KDQOL–SFTM) questionnaire and FACIT fatigue scale questionnaire. CKD patients. Patients were asked to complete the KDQOL–SFTM questionnaire and FACIT fatigue scale questionnaire two times in one month range. 
Results: Average rate of haemoglobin was increased after one month anemia treatment using erythropoietin 8.68: 8.82. Average rate of FACIT was increased after one month anemia treatment using erythropoietin 43.98: 44.81. Average rate of KDQOL was increased after one month anemia treatment using erythropoietin 76.83: 77.94.
Conclusion: Erythropoietin can improve QOL of CKD patients with routine hemodialysis. 
 
CKD; Hemodialysis; QOL; Erythropoietin
 
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Sihombing JP, Nasution AT and Sitanggang H. Quality of life of CKD patients with routine hemodialysis in Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 10(1), 289-295. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.1.0170

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