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A Review of the Quality of Life of Hemodialysis, Breast Cancer, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

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Chronic diseases affect the overall quality of life of patients as it negatively impacts different areas in life. The review assessed and qualitatively compared the quality of life (QoL) of patients suffering from three chronic diseases namely patients undergoing hemodialysis, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and patients with breast cancer. Qualitative assessment of previous studies using the Ferrans and Powers quality of life index was conducted. Nineteen (19) full texts were included and comprehensively analyzed. Statistically significant lower scores were noted on the health/functioning and socio-economic domains of patients undergoing hemodialysis and no significant difference in other areas on the quality of life. There was also no significant difference in the overall scores among the three chronic diseases under study. But while the overall QoL of patients are within the same range, results suggest that hemodialysis patients experience the greatest negative impact in terms of socio-economic and health/functioning domains in the QoL. Thus, health interventions, educational programs, and policy formulations should focus on improving these aspects. This would also call for a multi-disciplinary approach to address the issues related to the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.

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Arceo, E., Dizon, G., Salunga, M.A. et al. A Review of the Quality of Life of Hemodialysis, Breast Cancer, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 2, 149–157 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-020-00222-2

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