HPRHealth Psychology ResearchTBA2420-8124Health Psychology Research10.4081/hpr.2013.e30GeneralMeasuring pain self-efficacy  and health related quality  of life among hemodialysis  patients in Greece:  a cross-sectional studyhttps://healthpr.org/journal/HPR/1/3/10.4081/hpr.2013.e30TheofilouParaskevi,AroniAdamantia,TsironiMaria,ZygaSophia2013132013-05-20Patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease often complain about pain. It is also known that the presence of chronic pain great ly impacts upon patients’ quality of life (QOL) and can play a crucial role in the co-morbidity of mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety. The main aim of this study proto col is the investigation of pain self-efficacy, QOL as well as their relation in patients under going hemodialysis treatment. The final sam ple size will be around 70-80 patients. Each subject’s QOL and pain self-efficacy will be measured using the following instruments: i) the Missoula- ITAS Quality of Life Index-15 and ii) the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. QOL is expected to be related to pain self-efficacy scores. This probable association will be indi cated performing regression as well as correla tion analysis after controlling for gender, age, education and marital status. pain self-efficacy, hemodialysis, qual ity of life, chronic kidney disease

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