Quality of Life for Adult Client with Chronic Kidney Disease

Abstract

hronic kidney disease is a worldwide health problem, with an estimated 10% to 13% of the world’s population being affected CKD is classified into 5 stages; stage 1 and 2 are considered mild, stage 3 and 4 are considered moderate and stage 5 is referred to as end stage kidney disease (ESKD) (Campbell et al., 2016). This study was carried out at renal insufficiency outpatient clinics at Ain shams University Hospitals in Cairo governorate. Data were collected from a purposive sample of one hundred twenty two adult patients were included in the current study according to the following criteria: adult male and female patients, age ranged from 21- 50 years old as the most common age in the renal insufficiency outpatient renal insufficiency clinics in Ain shams university hospitals. The aim of this study was to determine quality of life for adult clients with chronic kidney disease. The following tools were utilized for data collection: Tool I: Interviewing questionnaire sheet: It was developed by the investigator based on the recent related literature review and reviewed by professors in community health nursing and consisted of three main parts: