Table 2 Summary of published studies on HD patient satisfaction in developing countries
Authors | year | Aim | Number of patients | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
[27] | 2010 | Assess patient satisfaction and the overall effect of dialysis on life. | 322 HD patients | Mean overall dialysis satisfaction was 7.41 ± 2.75 |
[28] | 2013 | Evaluate patient satisfaction towards nursing care. | 150 HD patients | 90.5% of patients were satisfied with the patient-nurse relationship, unemployed patients were found to be more satisfied than employed patients. |
[29] | 2013 | Evaluate patient satisfaction towards nursing care. | - | 67.8% of patients reported satisfaction with nursing care. |
[30] | 2014 | Assess patient satisfaction with HD care. | 2145 patients | Most patients reported excellent or very good care, older patients were more likely to rate care as excellent. |
[31] | 2021 | Assess patient satisfaction with HD care. | 141 patients | The majority of patients reported satisfaction with nursing care except for time spent with the doctor. Married, and employed patients with good income reported better QoL. |