@article {57, title = {Assessment of Disease State Awareness among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in Divisional Headquarter Hospital Mirpur, Pakistan}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {7}, year = {2021}, month = {August 2021}, pages = {34-38}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {34}, abstract = {

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease is a non-communicable disease which can often progress to kidney failure and can be a potential cause of some cardiovascular complications. There is need to assess awareness of disease to prevent progression. Objectives: The objective of the present study was to assess the disease state awareness among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, non-experimental and questionnaire based study was conducted during December 2020 to Feburary 2021 in DHQ hospital Mirpur among patients undergoing hemodialysis. The questionnaire was translated into {\textquotedblleft}Urdu{\textquotedblright} language, as it is native language of Pakistan. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the results. SPSS version 20 was used for statistical analysis. Results: Amongst the 111 patients admitted in the hemodialysis center, 109 patients filled the questionnaire. Out of 109 patients, 58 (53.2\%) were males. Urban residents were 56 (51.54\%), 99 (90.8\%) were Kashmiri, 30 (27.5\%) had religious education, and 90 (82.6\%) were non-occupational. Most of the patients were suffering from several co-morbidities such as, hypertension; 91 (83.5\%), diabetes; 37 (33.9\%), hyperlipidemia; 7 (6.4\%), CVD; 19 (7.4\%), hepatitis C; 23 (23.1\%) and others; 15 (13.8\%). Overall mean awareness score was 2.2{\textpm}1.6. Among demographic variables, education and gender had significant p-values (p \< 0.05). Conclusion: The awareness among patients was satisfactory but not adequate. Therefore, counseling programs about the disease and its management should be conducted in order to educate all the caretakers/patients with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease (ESRD).

}, keywords = {Awareness, Chronic, CKD, Renal dialysis, Renal insufficiency}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2021.2.8}, author = {Sohail Riaz and Zaib Un Nisa and Saba Mushtaq and Qazi Amir Ijaz and Kashif Sohail and Abuzar Khan} }