The Correlations of Role of Nurses and Quality of Life of Patient with Chronic Renal Failure undergone Haemodialysis Treatment at Haji Adam Malik Hospital, Medan
Lina Berliana Togatorop (a*), Cholina Trisa Siregar (b)

a) Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Boulevard No.15, Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, 15811, Email : lina.togatorop[at]uph.edu

b) Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Background: Chronic renal failure is renal dysfunction that makes the condition of the patient must use hemodialysis machine lifetime. Patients undergoing long term hemodialysis should be confronted with various problems affecting the quality of life.

Purpose: This study aims to determine correlations role of nurses and quality of life of patients chronic renal failure with hemodialysis therapy in Haji Adam Malik Hospital, Medan.

Methods: Explain the correlations role of nurses and quality of life of patients chronic renal failure with hemodialysis therapy in Haji Adam Malik Hospital, Medan was used in this study. A total of 32 respondents with purposive sampling and sample criteria were chronic renal failure patients with hemodialysis therapy, mature, and independent.

Results: Research result found that the role of the nurses in implementing the majority of good categories at 90.6% (29 people) and the category of poor by 9.4% (3 people) and the quality of life of patients in the high category of 62.5% (20 people) and the category of being at 37.5% (12 people). Of the Spearman rho correlation coefficient test derived p value of 0.002 (p-value=0.002).

Conclusion: The conclusion from this study is the better the role of the implementing nurse, then the higher the quality of life of patients undergoing chronic kidney failure hemodialysis therapy.

Keywords: Role of Nurses, Quality of Life, Cronic Renal Failure, Hemodialysis

Topic: Medical and Surgical Nursing