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Factors Related to the Quality of Life in Older Thai Patients with End Stage Kidney
Disease (ESKD) Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

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W. Kankom and W. Srijanpal 2

Boromarajonnai College of Nursing Phayao, Praboramarachanok Institute University and Nursing,
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Praboromarachanok Institute, Thailand

Background: Thailand launched the PD First Policy in 2008. This method has a lot of advantage
for them however, they may receive the complications especially in older patients. The number of
research found that CAPD patients had low level of the quality of life. However, few studies have sought
to explore the level of the quality of life and the factors related to the quality of life in older Thai patients.
Therefore, to explore the factors related to the quality of life in older Thai patients is very important
which leads to develop the program for improving their quality of life, being healthy and living long life.

Objective: 1.To investigate the level of the quality of life (QOL) in older Thai patients with end stage
kidney disease (ESKD) undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)

To explore the Factors related to the QOL in older Thai patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD)
undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)

Methods: This was a survey quantitative research and the participant were 101 older CAPD patients
in Phayao province from December 2018 to March 2019. The instruments consisted of information
on demographics and the Thai version of the KDQOL-36 questionnaires. Data were analyzed using
descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlation, and Chi-Square test.

Results: The results found that the overall quality of life in older CAPD patients was low (x= 48.23,
SD=14.57) at 58.40%. Age (r=-0.25) and time receiving peritoneal dialysis (months) (r=-0.24) were
significantly negatively associated with the quality of life in the physical domain (p<.05).
Poster Presentation Abstracts

Conclusion: Therefore, the group of older people undergoing CAPD who are older, longer receiving
CAPD, and experiencing episodes of peritonitis and comorbidities should be assertively addressing
and continuing to improve their quality of life in the physical, effect of kidney disease, and burden of
kidney disease domain.

Keywords: end stage of kidney disease, quality of life, older Thai patients, continuous ambulatory
peritoneal dialysis

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Correspondence: Waraporn Srijanpal, Nursing, Praboromarachanok Institute, Thailand
E-mail: Waraporn.s@bcnpy.ac.th

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