Table 1 Summary of published studies on HD patient satisfaction in developed countries
Authors | Year | Aim of study | Number of patients | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
[23] | 1987 | Assess patient satisfaction with care and the association between satisfaction and QoL. | 416 HD patients | Patients were generally satisfied with care especially with aspects related to physicians, patients with lower education levels were more likely to be satisfied. |
[24] | 1997 | Identify attributes of dialysis care and rank them according to their importance to dialysis patients. | 86 dialysis patients | Issues related to nephrologists, other doctors, and nurses had the highest ranking among attributes to dialysis care according to patients’ perspectives. |
[25] | 2002 | Assess satisfaction with dialysis care. | 79 dialysis patients | Patients with low levels of satisfaction with nephrologists had lower attendance rate to dialysis treatment. |
[26] | 2007 | Assess satisfaction with dialysis care. | 758 dialysis patients | Notable association was found between inter-dialysis weight gain and risk of dissatisfaction. |