End Stage Kidney Disease: A Brief Review on the Quality of Life and Death Anxiety Among Patients

Abstract

Purpose: Chronic kidney disease is an ailment with complete loss of kidney function. Due to chronic illness, the patients’ Quality of Life gets affected significantly. In addition, it may cause mental health issues and death anxiety. The burden of care experienced by the relatives is enormous. They may require counselling and emotional therapy. The main aim of this study was to collect information about an existing topic on chronic kidney disease. This may be useful for patient and caregiver education on reducing death anxiety. Objective: The objective of this particular research paper was to offer a good and thorough explanation of quality of life, and death anxiety among chronic kidney disease patients. The main objective was to review select literature related to terminally ill patients suffering from chronic kidney disease. Design/Methodology/Approach: The information used here are from several credible authoritative results of few clinical studies which were used mainly from journal articles. A secondary source of data has been used. Finding/Result: The results from reviewing several literatures showed most of the patients had poor quality of life. Family members experienced burden of care. Most Chronic kidney disease patients had mild, to severe level of Death Anxiety. Originality/Value: All of the clinical information was collected from trustworthy, scientific sources and was logically organized in this paper. It is presumed that this paper will be useful not only to medical staff but also the relatives of the patient.