Publications by authors named "Francess Victoria Nelson Danquah"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined the frequency, severity, and bother of symptoms experienced by hemodialysis patients during their first and second weekly treatments.
- Participants reported an average of nearly 10 symptoms on the first treatment day, with tiredness and dry skin being the most common, while symptom severity was generally higher on the first day.
- The findings highlight a need for targeted interventions to alleviate these symptoms and enhance the quality of life for hemodialysis patients.
This review describes quality of life (QOL) instruments and evaluates evidence of reliability and validity as obtained from articles where QOL was assessed for patients with end stage renal disease. Articles selected for review were based on the construct of QOL measures for adult patients on hemodialysis (HD). Articles reviewed were in English and published between 1982 and 2007 as identified by searches in Medline, PubMed, Pubmed Central, SCOPUS, and CINAHL.
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